Lynn Burke

Lynn Burke

Lynn Burke in 1960
Personal information
Full name	Lynn Edythe Burke
National team	United States
Born	(1943-03-22) 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
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1960 Rome 100 m backstroke 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 was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1978. After retiring from competition, she became a model, author and business woman in New York. She has three children.^[2][3]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 200 metres backstroke
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay

References

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1960 USA Olympic swimming team
Men's team	Bob Bennett Dick Blick George Breen Steve Clark Bill Darnton Jeff Farrell Dave Gillanders Paul Hait George Harrison Bruce Hunter Lance Larson Gene Lenz Frank McKinney Bill Mulliken Alan Somers Mike Troy Thomas Winters
Women's team	Molly Botkin Lynn Burke Donna de Varona Susan Doerr Nina Harmer Carolyn House Patty Kempner Sylvia Ruuska Carolyn Schuler Joan Spillane Shirley Stobs Chris von Saltza Anne Warner Carolyn Wood