 Women's 100-meter butterfly winners at 1960 Olympics: Carolyn Schuler (1), Marianne Heemskerk (2) and Jan Andrew (3). | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Carolyn Jane Schuler | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 5, 1943 San Francisco, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 22, 2024 (aged 81) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Berkeley YMCA | |||||||||||||||||
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Carolyn Jane Schuler (January 5, 1943 – July 22, 2024) was an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and one-time world record-holder.
Biography
[edit]Schuler represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she won two gold medals.[1] She received her first gold medal for winning the women's 100-meter butterfly, with a new Olympic record time of 1:09.5.[2] She earned a second gold medal as a member of the first-place United States team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Lynn Burke (backstroke), Patty Kempner (breaststroke), and Chris von Saltza (freestyle). The winning U.S. medley relay set a new world record of 4:41.1 in the event final.[3]
Schuler was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1989.[4]
Schuler died on July 22, 2024, at the age of 81.[5]
See also
[edit]- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carolyn Schuler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1960 Roma Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Butterfly Final. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1960 Roma Summer Games, Women's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay Final. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "Carolyn Schuler (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ D'Addona, Dan. "Passages: Carolyn Schuler Jones, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist". Swimming World. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Carolyn Schuler at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Carolyn Schuler at World Aquatics
- Carolyn Schuler at Olympedia
- Carolyn Schuler at Olympics.com
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