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Joan Spillane
Personal information
Full nameJoan Arlene Spillane
National team United States
Born (1943-01-31) January 31, 1943 (age 81)
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubHouston Dad's Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago 4x100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Chicago 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Chicago 200 m freestyle

Joan Arlene Spillane (born January 31, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Spillane competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics 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 teammates Molly Botkin, Shirley Stobs and Chris von Saltza. She, Botkin, Stobs and Saltza set a new world record in the 4×100-meter freestyle of 4:08.9. Spillane also swam the freestyle leg for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, but she was ineligible for a medal under the 1960 international swimming rules because she did not swim in the event final.[1]

Spillane attended the University of Michigan.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 29, 2008)
  2. ^ article on UMich people at the 1960 Olympics

See also

  • Joan Spillane – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com


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