Full name Elizabeth Cynthia Barr Height 1.78 m Role Swimmer | National team United States Name Beth Barr Nickname(s) "Beth" Club PJC Aquatics Weight 60 kg | |
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Born December 17, 1971 (age 52) ( 1971-12-17 ) College team Texas Longhorns swimming and diving | ||
CDC Director Beth Barr reflects on organisation's role in the country
Elizabeth Cynthia Barr (born December 17, 1971), later known by her married name Beth Isaak, is an American former competition swimmer who was a backstroke specialist and Olympic silver medalist. As a 16-year-old, she represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She who won a silver medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the second-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Janel Jorgensen (butterfly), Tracey McFarlane (breaststroke), and Mary Wayte (freestyle). Individually, she also competed in the women's 100-meter backstroke, finishing fifth in the event final with a time of 1:02.78, and the women's 200-meter backstroke, finishing fourth in 2:12.39.
Barr grew up in Pensacola, Florida, where she trained with PJC Aquatics (now known as Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club). As of 2008, she lives in Phoenix.