Jackie LaVine
American swimmer (1929–2022)
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.
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- 1951: C. Green, S. Geary, J. LaVine, B. Brey (USA)
- 1955: W. Werner, C. Green, G. Kluter, J. Roberts (USA)
- 1959: M. Botkin, J. Spillane, S. Stobs, C. von Saltza (USA)
- 1963: D. de Varona, S. Stouder, E. McCleary, J. Norton (USA)
- 1967: W. Fordyce, P. Carpinelli, L. Gustavson, P. Kruse (USA)
- 1971: S. Neilson, W. Fordyce, K. McKitrick, L. Skrifvars (USA)
- 1975: K. Heddy, B. Brown, J. Sterkel, K. Peyton (USA)
- 1979: S. Elkins, T. Caulkins, J. Sterkel, C. Woodhead (USA)
- 1983: J. Sterkel, D. Torres, M. Wayte, C. Steinseifer (USA)
- 1987: K. Coffin, J. Thompson, S. Linke, C. Steinseifer (USA)
- 1991: M. Oesting, S. Buckovich, L. Jacob, A. Tappin (USA)
- 1995: A. Martino, A. Van Dyken, L. Farella, C. Teuscher (USA)
- 1999: J. Deglau, M. Limpert, S. Evanetz, L. Nicholls (CAN)
- 2003: A. Weir, C. Swindle, C. Lanne, C. Shealy (USA)
- 2007: J. Smit, S. Woodward, E. Kukors, M. Correia (USA)
- 2011: M. Kennedy, E. Pelton, A. Kendall, E. Erndl (USA)
- 2015: S. Mainville, M. Williams, K. Savard, C. van Landeghem (CAN)
- 2019: L. Neal, C. Rasmus, K. Stewart, M. Geer (USA)
- 2023: M. Harvey, B. Douthwright, M. Mac Neil, K. Savard (CAN)
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