 Lynn Burke in 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lynn Edythe Burke | |||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 22, 1943 New York, New York | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||
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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]
