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Susan Christina von Saltza (born January 13, 1944), also known by her married name Christina Olmstead, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in four events.

Chris von Saltza
Chris von Saltza in 1961
Personal information
Full nameSusan Christina von Saltza
Nickname(s)"Chris"
National team United States
Born (1944-01-13) January 13, 1944 (age 78)
San Francisco
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSanta Clara Swim Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1960 Rome 400 m freestyle
1960 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
1960 Rome 4×100 m medley
1960 Rome 100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago 100 m freestyle
1959 Chicago 200 m freestyle
1959 Chicago 400 m freestyle
1959 Chicago 4×100 m freestyle
1959 Chicago 4×100 m medley

As an age group swimmer, von Saltza swam for coach George Haines' Santa Clara Swim Club and led the club to multiple team championships at the nationals, in addition to winning nineteen individual Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles.[1] She was featured on the July 21, 1958 cover of Sports Illustrated magazine as the "No. 1 U.S. Swimmer at the Age of 14."[2]

At the age of 16, she set the world record in the 400-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials, and proceeded to win four medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1] Individually, she won a gold medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle, and a silver in the 100-meter freestyle.[1] She won two more gold medals as a member of the winning U.S. teams in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay and 4×100-meter medley relay.[1] Both U.S. relay teams set new world records in their respective events.[1]

A year prior to the Olympics, von Saltza won five gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games. Her wins came in the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter freestyle, as well as the 4×100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter medley relays.

Von Saltza later attended Stanford University, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Asian history. Stanford, like most major American universities, had no women's swimming and diving team prior to the enactment of Title IX, and von Saltza effectively retired from competition swimming after the 1960 Olympics.

Von Saltza is properly styled "the Baroness von Saltza," as her grandfather, Count Philip von Saltza, immigrated to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, and she is still recognized by her title in the Who's Who of Swedish Nobility.

Von Saltza was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1966.[3]


See also



References


  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Chris von Saltza. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  2. Sports Illustrated (July 21, 1958). Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  3. "Chris von Saltza (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2012.


Records
Preceded by Women's 200-meter backstroke
world record-holder (long course)

August 1, 1958 – July 12, 1959
Succeeded by
Preceded by Women's 400-meter freestyle
world record-holder (long course)

August 5, 1960 – July 11, 1964
Succeeded by

На других языках


- [en] Chris von Saltza

[es] Chris von Saltza

Chris von Saltza (San Francisco, Estados Unidos, 13 de enero de 1944)[1] es una nadadora estadounidense retirada especializada en pruebas de estilo libre media distancia, donde consiguió ser campeona olímpica en 1960 en los 400 metros.[2][3]

[it] Chris von Saltza

Susan Christina von Saltza (San Francisco, 3 gennaio 1944) è un'ex nuotatrice statunitense.

[ru] Зальца, Крис фон

Сьюзан Кристина фон Зальца (англ. Susan Christina von Saltza, в браке Олмстед, англ. Olmstead; род. 13 января 1944, Сан-Франциско, США) — американская пловчиха, трёхкратная чемпионка летних Олимпийских игр 1960 года, пятикратная чемпионка Панамериканских игр 1959 года[1][2].



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