Jacqueline Carol LaVine (born October 4, 1929) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
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Full name | Jacqueline Carol LaVine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Jackie" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1929-10-04) October 4, 1929 (age 92) Maywood, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Chicago Town Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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LaVine won her first medal in international competition, a gold, at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1][2] She was a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay which included teammates Carolyn Green, Betty Mullen and Sharon Geary.[1][2] Individually, she also won a silver medal for her second-place finish in the women's 100-meter freestyle.[1][2]
One year later, LaVine represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.[1] She received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Marilee Stepan, Jody Alderson and Evelyn Kawamoto.[1][3]
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