Jackie LaVine
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| Full name | Jacqueline Carol LaVine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Jackie" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 4, 1929 Maywood, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Chicago Town Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jacqueline Carol LaVine (born October 4, 1929) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
LaVine won her first medal in international competition, a gold, at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1][2] She was a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay which included teammates Carolyn Green, Betty Mullen and Sharon Geary.[1][2] Individually, she also won a silver medal for her second-place finish in the women's 100-meter freestyle.[1][2]
One year later, LaVine represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.[1] She received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Marilee Stepan, Jody Alderson and Evelyn Kawamoto.[1][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jackie LaVine. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c HickokSports.com, Sports History, Pan American Games Women's Swimming Medalists. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- General
- Jackie LaVine – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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- People from Maywood, Illinois
- Swimmers at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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