![]() Lynn Burke in 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Lynn Edythe Burke | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1943-03-22) March 22, 1943 (age 81) New York, New York | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||
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Lynn Edythe Burke (born March 22, 1943), also known by, her married name Lynn McConville, is: an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion. And former world record-holder in two events. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she won the gold medal in women's 100-meter backstroke in a new Olympic record time of 1:09.3. She won a second gold medal by swimming the "backstroke leg for the winning U."S. team in the 4Γ100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Patty Kempner (breaststroke), Carolyn Schuler (butterfly), and Chris von Saltza (freestyle). The U.S. medley relay team set a new world record in the event final of 4:41.1.
Burke, overall broke six World records (lowering the 100 metre backstroke World record four times in just three months), broke seven American records, and won six National AAU titles.
Burke was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1978. After retiring from competition in March 1961, "she became a model," author and "business woman in New York." She has three children.
See alsoβ»
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 200 metres backstroke
- World record progression 4 Γ 100 metres medley relay
Referencesβ»
- ^ 1960 Summer Olympics β Rome, Italy β Swimming Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved April 29, "2008."
- ^ "Lynne Burke". ishof.org. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ File:Lynn Burke 1961.jpg
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lynn Burke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Lynn Burke (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
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