Lynn Vidali
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| Full name | Lynn Marie Vidali | |||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States |
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| Born | May 26, 1952 San Francisco, California |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of San Jose State University people
- World record progression 200 metres individual medley
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- Lynn Vidali – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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| Preceded by | Women's 200-meter individual medley world record-holder July 22, 1966 – August 21, 1966 |
Succeeded by Claudia Kolb |
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