Carolyn House
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team |
 United States |
| Born |
August 23, 1945 Los Angeles, California |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Los Angeles Athletic Club |
Carolyn House (born August 23, 1945) is an American former competition swimmer and former world record-holder. At the age of 15, she competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 400-meter freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, clocking a time of 5:00.7.
During a ten-day span in August 1962, she broke the world records in both the 800-meter and 1,500-meter freestyle events. On August 16, 1962, she set a new world record of 9:51.6 in the 800-meter freestyle, On August 26, 1962, she established a new world mark of 18:44.0 for the 1,500-meter freestyle, cutting 18.8 seconds off the old mark. Both records would survive until July 1964, almost two years later.
See also
References
- Carolyn House – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Margareta Rylander |
Women's 1,500-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) August 16, 1962 – July 30, 1964 |
Succeeded by Patty Caretto |
| Preceded by Jane Cederqvist |
Women's 800-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) August 26, 1962 – July 30, 1964 |
Succeeded by Patty Caretto |
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