Lynn Skrifvars

Lynn Skrifvars

Personal information
Full name	Lynn Ellen Skrifvars
National team	United States
Born	(1951-02-08) February 8, 1951 Lynwood, California
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, freestyle
Club	Phillips 66
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Pan American Games 1971 Cali 4x100m freestyle Summer Universiade 1970 Turin 100 m backstroke

Lynn Ellen Skrifvars (born February 8, 1951), also known by her married name Lynn Nelson, is an American former competition swimmer and Pan American Games champion.

Skrifvars represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. She swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, but did not receive a medal. Under the 1972 swimming rules, she was ineligible for a medal because she did not swim in the event final. Individually, she also competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 200-meter backstroke.^[1]

References

1972 USA Olympic swimming team
Men's team	Robin Backhaus Tom Bruce Mike Burton Mark Chatfield Rick Colella Gary Conelly Rick DeMont David Edgar Dave Fairbank Steve Furniss Steve Genter Gary Hall Jerry Heidenreich John Hencken Mitch Ivey Brian Job John Kinsella Tom McBreen Tim McKee John Murphy Doug Northway Mark Spitz Mike Stamm Fred Tyler
Women's team	Susie Atwood Shirley Babashoff Jane Barkman Jenny Bartz Melissa Belote Cathy Carr Claudia Clevenger Lynn Colella Ellie Daniel Deena Deardurff Jo Harshbarger Jenny Kemp Ann Marshall Judy Melick Barbara Mitchell Karen Moe Mary Montgomery Sandy Neilson Kim Peyton Keena Rothhammer Dana Schoenfield Dana Shrader Ann Simmons Lynn Skrifvars Lynn Vidali Carolyn Woods Jenny Wylie