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American swimmer
Lynn Skrifvars
Skrifvars (left) at the 1972 Olympics
Full name Lynn Ellen Skrifvars National team United States Born (1951-02-08 ) February 8, 1951 (age 73)
Lynwood, California , U.S. Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight 130 lb (59 kg) Sport
Swimming Strokes
Backstroke ,
freestyle Club Phillips 66
Lynn Ellen Skrifvars (born February 8, 1951), also known by her married name Lynn Nelson , is an American former competition
swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle at the 1971
Pan American Games . Next year she swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. 4 × 100 m team at the
1972 Olympics , but did not receive a medal because she did not swim in the final. Individually, she competed in the preliminary heats of the
200-meter backstroke .
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Skrifvars earned a degree in
physical therapy from the
California State University, Long Beach and later worked as a
physiotherapist . She also competed in masters swimming events.
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References
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b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes,
Lynn Skrifvars . Retrieved October 20, 2012.
Men's team Women's team Coaches
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 )