Lynn Burke

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Lynn Burke
Lynn Burke in 1960
Personal information
Full nameLynn Edythe Burke
National team United States
Born (1943-03-22) March 22, 1943 (age 80)
New York, New York
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubSanta Clara Swim Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 4×100 m medley relay

Lynn Edythe Burke (born March 22, 1943), also known by her married name Lynn McConville, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she won the gold medal in women's 100-meter backstroke in a new Olympic record time of 1:09.3. She won a second gold medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Patty Kempner (breaststroke), Carolyn Schuler (butterfly), and Chris von Saltza (freestyle). The U.S. medley relay team set a new world record in the event final of 4:41.1.[1]

Burke, overall broke six World records (lowering the 100 metre backstroke World record four times in just three months), broke seven American records, and won six National AAU titles.[2]

Burke was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1978. After retiring from competition in March 1961,[3] she became a model, author and business woman in New York. She has three children.[4][5]

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  1. ^ 1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Swimming Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
  2. ^ "Lynne Burke". ishof.org. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ File:Lynn Burke 1961.jpg
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lynn Burke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  5. ^ "Lynn Burke (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.