Carin Cone
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| File:Carin Cone 1957.jpg Carin Cone in 1957 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Carin Alice Cone |
| National team | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png 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) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
Medal record | |
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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] Swimming (1958–60)
- First University of Houston athlete on cover of Sports Illustrated
- Silver Medalist at 1956 Olympic Games
- Two-time gold medalist at 1959 Pan-Am Games
- International Swimming Hall of Fame (Class of 1984)
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. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
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Categories:
- 1940 births
- Living people
- American female backstroke swimmers
- World record setters in swimming
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming
- Sportspeople from Huntington, New York
- Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1959 Pan American Games
- Swimmers from New York (state)
- Houston Cougars women's swimmers
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games
- 20th-century American sportswomen