Carolyn Jane Schuler (born January 5, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
![]() Women's 100-meter butterfly winners at 1960 Olympics: Carolyn Schuler (1), Marianne Heemskerk (2) and Jan Andrew (3). | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Carolyn Jane Schuler | ||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||
Born | (1943-01-05) January 5, 1943 (age 79) San Francisco, California | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 139 lb (63 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Berkeley YMCA | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she won two gold medals.[1] She received her first gold medal for winning the women's 100-meter butterfly, with a new Olympic record time of 1:09.5.[2] She earned a second gold medal as a member of the first-place United States team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Lynn Burke (backstroke), Patty Kempner (breaststroke), and Chris von Saltza (freestyle). The winning U.S medley relay set a new world record of 4:41.1 in the event final.[3]
Schuler was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1989.[4]
1960 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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Women's team |
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