Lynn Vidali

Lynn Vidali
Personal information
Full name Lynn Marie Vidali
National team United States
Born (1952-05-26) May 26, 1952
San Francisco, California
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke, individual medley
Club Santa Clara Swim Club
College team San Jose State University

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

References

  1. 1 2 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Lynn Vidali. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1972 München Summer Games, Women's 200 metres Individual Medley Final. Retrieved September 8, 2015.


Records
Preceded by
Donna de Varona		 Women's 200-meter individual medley
world record-holder
July 22, 1966 – August 21, 1966 		Succeeded by
Claudia Kolb



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