Carolyn Schuler

Carolyn Jane Schuler (born January 5, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Carolyn Schuler
Women's 100-meter butterfly winners at 1960 Olympics: Carolyn Schuler (1), Marianne Heemskerk (2) and Jan Andrew (3).
Personal information
Full nameCarolyn Jane Schuler
National teamUnited States
Born (1943-01-05) January 5, 1943
San Francisco, California
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubBerkeley YMCA

She represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she won two gold medals.[1] She received her first gold medal for winning the women's 100-meter butterfly, with a new Olympic record time of 1:09.5.[2] She earned a second gold medal as a member of the first-place United States team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Lynn Burke (backstroke), Patty Kempner (breaststroke), and Chris von Saltza (freestyle). The winning U.S medley relay set a new world record of 4:41.1 in the event final.[3]

Schuler was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1989.[4]

See also

References
  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Carolyn Schuler. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1960 Roma Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Butterfly Final. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1960 Roma Summer Games, Women's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay Final. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  4. International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Carolyn Schuler (USA) Archived August 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carolyn Schuler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  • Carolyn Schuler (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame


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