 Zimmerman in 1948 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Suzanne Winona Zimmerman | |||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||
| Born | July 13, 1925 Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||
| Died | March 14, 2021 (aged 95) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||
| Club | Multnomah Athletic Club | |||||||||||
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Suzanne Winona Zimmerman (July 13, 1925 – March 14, 2021), also known by her married name Suzanne Edwards, was an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Zimmerman won a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke.[2]
Zimmerman was born in Portland, Oregon. Growing up in Oregon, her swim coach was International Swimming Hall of Fame member Jack Cody. Along with fellow 1948 Olympians Brenda Helser and Nancy Merki, Zimmerman was part of the Multnomah Athletic Club team dubbed "Cody's Kids" that from 1939 to 1948, won 58 individual national swimming titles and three national team swimming championships.[3] She is a member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.
