Shirley Stobs

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Shirley Stobs
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Full nameShirley Anne Stobs
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1942-05-20) May 20, 1942 (age 83)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight123 lb (56 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Butterfly
ClubMiami Shores Country Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1960 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1959 Chicago 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1959 Chicago 200 m freestyle

Shirley Anne Stobs (born May 20, 1942), later Shirley Anne Davis is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

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Born 20, 1942, in Miami, Florida, Stobs swam for the Miami Shores Country Club under Coach Tom Buckley who later coached at Dade Junior College in the early 1970's. [1] Swimming for Miami Shores in June, 1957, Stobs set a Florida state record for the 100-yard butterfly in the 15-16 age group category with a time of 1:08.5 at the St Petersburg Invitational Meet. [2] [3] At the Florida Age Group Swimming Championships in June, 1958, Stobs set a National 50-yard girls freestyle record of 26.4 seconds, also winning the 200-yard individual medley. [4] She set an unofficial Florida State Record in the 100-yard freestyle in June 1960 of 58.1. She attended Emory University in the Fall of 1960. [5]

In 1959, she captured an AAU title in the 100 yd freestyle, underscoring her potential as an Olympic candidate in the event. [2]

1960 Rome Olympic gold

Swimming the 100-meter freestyle, Stobs placed fourth at the 1960 Olympic trials to qualify for the Olympics. [2]

She competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where she received a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with her teammates Joan Spillane, Carolyn Wood and Chris von Saltza. She and her relay teammates set a new world record of 4:08.9 in the event final. [6]

At the Pan American Games in 1959, she captured a gold medal in the 4x100 freestyle. She also placed second, winning a silver medal in the 200 freestyle at the Pan Am Games that year. [2] She competed at the 1959 Pan American Games, winning gold in the 4x100 freestyle, and a silver medal in the 200 metre freestyle.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dade North Adds Buckley to Staff", The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, September 1, 1971, pg. 36
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Olympedia Biography, Shirley Stobs". olympedia.org. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Five State Marks Set By Swimmers", Tampa Bay Times, Tampa Bay, Florida, June 30, 1957, pg. 29
  4. ↑ "Miami Girl Sets National Swim Mark", The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, June 28, 1958, pg. 19
  5. ↑ "Shirley Stobbs Breaks Record, Fort Lauderdale News, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 25, 1960, pg. 8
  6. ↑ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Swimming" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 29, 2008)


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