Carin Cone
Olympic athlete
1940 –
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Who is Carin Cone?
Carin Alice Cone Vanderbush is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she received a silver medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke, having the same time as Judy Grinham who was judged as winner. She received two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.
Cone set seven backstroke world records during her career.
Cone was inducted as an "Honor Swimmer" into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1984.
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- Born
- Apr 18, 1940
Huntington - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Houston
- Lived in
- Huntington
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on July 23, 2013
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