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Full name
  
Lynn Ann Colella

Name
  
Lynn Colella

Club
  
Cascade Swim Club

Weight
  
61 kg

Sport
  
Swimming

Height
  
1.70 m

National team
  
United States

Role
  
Olympic athlete


Lynn Colella Lynn Colella Swim Across America

Born
  
June 13, 1950 (age 73) (
1950-06-13
)
Seattle, Washington

Strokes
  
Breaststroke, butterfly

College team
  
University of Washington

Olympic medals
  
Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly

Education
  
University of Washington

Lynn Ann Colella (born June 13, 1950) is an American former swimmer and Olympic medalist. She represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, where she won a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly, finishing behind compatriot Karen Moe. She is the sister of Rick Colella, an Olympic bronze medalist in swimming.

Colella has a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington.

References

Lynn Colella Wikipedia