Carin Cone
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for the  United States |
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| Women's swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1956 Melbourne | 100 m backstroke | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | 1959 Chicago | 100 m backstroke | |
| Gold | 1959 Chicago | 4 × 100 m medley relay | |
Carin Cone (born April 18, 1940) is an American swimmer, olympic medalist, world record holder, and gold winner from the Pan American Games. She competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where she received a silver medal in 100 m backstroke, having the same time (1:12.9 – new world record) as Judy Grinham who was judged as winner.[1] She received two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.[2]
[edit] World records
Cone set seven world records during her career (backstroke, various distances).
[edit] Awards
- 1984: inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ "1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
- ^ "Swimming – Pan American Games – Women: 100 m Backstroke"– sports123.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
- ^ "ISHOF 1984 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
- ^ "CARON CONE (USA) – 1984 Honor Swimmer" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
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