Elizabeth Cynthia Barr (born December 17, 1971), later known by her married name Beth Isaak,[1] is an American former competition swimmer who was a backstroke specialist and Olympic silver medalist. As a 16-year-old, she represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She who won a silver medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the second-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Janel Jorgensen (butterfly), Tracey McFarlane (breaststroke), and Mary Wayte (freestyle).[2] Individually, she also competed in the women's 100-meter backstroke, finishing fifth in the event final with a time of 1:02.78, and the women's 200-meter backstroke, finishing fourth in 2:12.39.[2]
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Full name | Elizabeth Cynthia Barr | |||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Beth" | |||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1971-12-17) December 17, 1971 (age 50) | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 132 lb (60 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | PJC Aquatics | |||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Texas | |||||||||||||||||||
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Barr grew up in Pensacola, Florida, where she trained with PJC Aquatics (now known as Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club).[2] As of 2020, she lives in Pensacola.[1]
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