Becky Collins
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Becky Collins (left) and Tineke Lagerberg in 1961 | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 1944 | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, medley | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rebecca Collins (born 1944) is a retired American swimmer. On July 20, 1958, she set a new world record in the individual 200 m medley. One year later, on July 19, 1959, she broke the world record of Tineke Lagerberg in the 200 m butterfly. She lost that record to Marianne Heemskerk in 1960, but took it back in 1961. She was also part of the US relay team that set a new world record in the 4×100 m medley at the 1959 Pan American Games.[1] She won another gold medal at those games, in the 100 m butterfly. Between 1959 and 1961 she won seven national titles in individual butterfly and medley events.[2]
After marriage she changed her last name to Furst.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "U.S. Women Break Swimming Record: Dutch Time Eclipsed". The Times. 1959-09-08. p. 16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Becky Collins. indianaswimming.us