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Lynn Edythe Burke (born March 22, 1943), also known by her married name Lynn McConville, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she won the gold medal in women's 100-meter backstroke in a new Olympic record time of 1:09.3. She won a second gold medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Patty Kempner (breaststroke), Carolyn Schuler (butterfly), and Chris von Saltza (freestyle). The U.S medley relay team set a new world record in the event final of 4:41.1.[1]
 Lynn Burke in 1960 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lynn Edythe Burke | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 22, 1943 New York, New York | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Burke, overall broke six World records (lowering the 100 metre backstroke World record four times in just three months), broke seven American records, and won six National AAU titles.[2]
Burke was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1978. After retiring from competition in March 1961,[3] she became a model, author and business woman in New York. She has three children.[4][5]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 200 metres backstroke
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
- 1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Swimming Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
- "Lynne Burke". ishof.org. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- File:Lynn Burke 1961.jpg
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lynn Burke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- "Lynn Burke (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
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 Olympic champions in women's 100 m backstroke | |
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Lynn Burke (22 marzo 1943) è una nuotatrice statunitense.[ru] Берк, Линн
Линн Идит Берк (англ. Lynn Edythe Burke; род. 22 марта 1943, Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк), в замужестве Макконвилл (англ. McConville) — американская пловчиха, специалистка по плаванию на спине. Выступала за национальную сборную США по плаванию в конце 1950-х — начале 1960-х годов, дважды чемпионка летних Олимпийских игр в Риме, рекордсменка мира в различных дисциплинах, многократная победительница первенств национального значения. Член Зала славы мирового плавания (1978).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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