Carin Cone

Carin Alice Cone (born April 18, 1940), also known by her married name Carin Cone Vanderbush, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.

Carin Cone

Carin Cone in 1957
Personal information
Full name	Carin Alice Cone
National team	United States
Born	(1940-04-18) April 18, 1940 Huntington, New York, U.S.[1]
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 100 m backstroke Pan American Games 1959 Chicago 100 m backstroke 1959 Chicago 4×100 m medley

She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she won a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, having the same time (1:12.9 – new world record) as Judy Grinham who was judged as winner.[2] She also won two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.[3]

Cone set seven backstroke world records during her career. In 1984 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of University of Houston people
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carin Cone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
2. "1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
3. "Swimming – Pan American Games – Women: 100 m Backstroke" Archived March 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine– sports123.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
4. International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Carin Cone (USA). Retrieved on April 13, 2015.