Linda Cooper (diver)

Linda Cooper

Personal information
Born	July 19, 1944
Medal record Women's Diving Competitor for the  United States Pan American Games Gold 1963 São Paulo 10m Platform

Linda Lee Cooper (born July 19, 1944 in Loma Linda, California) is the maiden name for Linda Tiger, an American platform diver who represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Life Achievements

• Platform diver (see below)
• Physical Therapist
• Wife
• Mother
• Photographer
• Author

Family

• Husband William Tiger
• Daughters Julie Tiger and Heather Tiger
• Son Jeffrey Tiger

Linda can trace her family tree back to the Mayflower passengers William White, his wife Susanna (Unknown) White, and their sons Resolved White and Peregrine White, the first English child born to the Pilgrims in the New World.

Diving Achievements

• Gold Medal at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil
• Fourth place finish at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan

Published books

• A Touch of Prayer: An illustrated children's book about the loving gift of touch during prayer between a mother and her child. Written by Linda Tiger. Illustrated by Tricia Gray.

See also

• Diving
• Diving at the 1963 Pan American Games
• Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform
• List of passengers on the Mayflower

References

• sports-reference