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Carolyn Schuler

Carolyn Schuler

American swimmer

Carolyn Jane Schuler (born January 5, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

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She 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]

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References

  1. [1]
    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.
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    Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1960 Roma Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Butterfly Final. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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    Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1960 Roma Summer Games, Women's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay Final. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Carolyn Schuler (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2015.


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