Carin Cone

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Carin Cone
Carin Cone 1957.jpg
Carin Cone in 1957
Personal information
Full nameCarin Alice Cone
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1940-04-18) April 18, 1940 (age 84)
Huntington, New York, U.S. [1]
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1956 Melbourne 100 m backstroke
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1959 Chicago 100 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1959 Chicago 4×100 m medley
Cone is marrying Albert Vanderbush III on June 23, 1962. Albert Vanderbush and Carin Cone 1962.jpg
Cone is marrying Albert Vanderbush III on June 23, 1962.

Carin Alice Cone (born April 18, 1940), also known by her married name Carin Cone Vanderbush, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.

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She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she won a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, having the same time (1:12.9 – new world record) as Judy Grinham who was judged as winner. [2] She also won two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago. [3]

Cone set seven backstroke world records during her career. In 1984 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. [4]

Swimming (1958–60)

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References

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  2. "1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming" Archived September 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
  3. "Swimming – Pan American Games – Women: 100 m Backstroke" Archived March 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine sports123.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
  4. "Carin Cone (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.