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Full name
  
Carin Alice Cone

Name
  
Carin Cone

Education
  
University of Houston

Strokes
  
Weight
  
59 kg

Sport
  
Height
  
1.68 m

National team
  
Role
  
Olympic athlete



Born
  
April 18, 1940 (age 84) (
1940-04-18
)

Olympic medals
  
Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

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. She also won two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.

Cone set seven backstroke world records during her career. In 1984 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

References

Carin Cone Wikipedia


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