Molly Ray Botkin (born August 26, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer and Pan American Games gold medalist.

Molly Botkin

Molly Botkin (left) and Jeff Farrell at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Molly Ray Botkin
National team	United States
Born	(1943-08-26) August 26, 1943 (age 78) Los Angeles, California
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Los Angeles Athletic Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Pan American Games 1959 Chicago 4x100 m freestyle 1959 Chicago 100 m freestyle 1959 Chicago 100 m butterfly

A the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, she won three medals, including a gold as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Individually, she also received a silver for her second-place finish in the 100-meter freestyle, and a bronze for a third-place performance in the 100-meter butterfly.[1]

Botkin also represented the United States as a sixteen-year-old at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[2] She did not receive a medal, however, because only relay swimmers who competed in the event final were medal-eligible under the 1960 Olympic rules.

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