Carin Alice Cone (born April 18, 1940), also known by her married name Carin Cone Vanderbush, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
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| Full name | Carin Alice Cone | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1940-04-18) April 18, 1940 (age 82) Huntington, New York, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||
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She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she won a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, having the same time (1:12.9 – new world record) as Judy Grinham who was judged as winner.[2] She also won two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.[3]
Cone set seven backstroke world records during her career. In 1984 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4]
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Pan American Champions in Women's 100 m backstroke | |
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Pan American Champions in Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay | |
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