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| Full name | Jacqueline Carol LaVine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Jackie" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 4, 1929 Maywood, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 21, 2022 (aged 93) Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Chicago Town Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacqueline Carol LaVine (October 4, 1929 – October 21, 2022) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
Biography
LaVine won her first medal in international competition, a gold, at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [1] [2] She was a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay which included teammates Carolyn Green, Betty Mullen and Sharon Geary. [1] [2] Individually, she also won a silver medal for her second-place finish in the women's 100-meter freestyle. [1] [2]
One year later, LaVine represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. [1] She received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Marilee Stepan, Jody Alderson and Evelyn Kawamoto. [1] [3]
LaVine died on October 21, 2022, at the age of 93. [4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jackie LaVine Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c HickokSports.com, Sports History, Pan American Games Women's Swimming Medalists Archived December 5, 2012, at archive.today. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games Archived 2012-11-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Jacqueline C. Collins". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- General
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jackie LaVine". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
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Lavine, circa 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jacqueline Carol LaVine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Jackie" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 4, 1929 Maywood, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 21, 2022 (aged 93) Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Chicago Town Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jacqueline Carol LaVine (October 4, 1929 – October 21, 2022) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
Biography
LaVine won her first medal in international competition, a gold, at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [1] [2] She was a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay which included teammates Carolyn Green, Betty Mullen and Sharon Geary. [1] [2] Individually, she also won a silver medal for her second-place finish in the women's 100-meter freestyle. [1] [2]
One year later, LaVine represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. [1] She received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Marilee Stepan, Jody Alderson and Evelyn Kawamoto. [1] [3]
LaVine died on October 21, 2022, at the age of 93. [4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jackie LaVine Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c HickokSports.com, Sports History, Pan American Games Women's Swimming Medalists Archived December 5, 2012, at archive.today. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games Archived 2012-11-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Jacqueline C. Collins". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- General
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jackie LaVine". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
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- 1929 births
- 2022 deaths
- American female freestyle swimmers
- Sportspeople from Maywood, Illinois
- Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming
- 21st-century American women
- American swimming biography stubs