Carin Cone
 Carin Cone in 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Carin Alice Cone | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 18, 1940 Huntington, New York, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||
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Cone is marrying Albert Vanderbush III on June 23, 1962.
Carin Alice Cone (born April 18, 1940), also known by her married name Carin Cone Vanderbush, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she won a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, having the same time (1:12.9 – new world record) as Judy Grinham who was judged as winner.[2] She also won two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.[3]
Cone set seven backstroke world records during her career. In 1984 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4]
See also[]
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of University of Houston people
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References[]
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- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carin Cone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- ^ "1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming" Archived September 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
- ^ "Swimming – Pan American Games – Women: 100 m Backstroke" Archived March 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine– sports123.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
- ^ "Carin Cone (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 13, 2015.[dead link]
External links[]
- Carin Cone at International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Carin Cone at Olympedia
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