Lynn Marie Vidali (born May 26, 1952), also known by her married name Lynn Gautschi, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
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| Full name | Lynn Marie Vidali | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 26, 1952 San Francisco, California | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke, individual medley | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | San Jose State University | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As a 16-year-old high school student, Vidali represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1] She received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 400-meter individual medley (5:22.2), finishing behind U.S. teammate Claudia Kolb (5:08.5).[2]
Four years later, she won a bronze medal in the women's 200-meter individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.[3] In Munich, she also competed in the 400-meter individual medley and the 100-meter breaststroke, but finished out of medal contention in both events.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Lynn Vidali. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 400 metres Individual Medley Final. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1972 München Summer Games, Women's 200 metres Individual Medley Final. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lynn Vidali". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
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