Carin Cone Explained

Carin Cone
Fullname:	Carin Alice Cone
Strokes:	Backstroke
Birth Date:	April 18, 1940
Birth Place:	Huntington, New York, U.S.^[1]
Height:	5feet
Weight:	130lb

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.

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]

Swimming (1958–60)

• First University of Houston athlete on cover of Sports Illustrated
• Silver Medalist at 1956 Olympic Games
• Two-time gold medalist at 1959 Pan-Am Games
• International Swimming Hall of Fame (Class of 1984)

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

Notes and References

1. Carin Cone. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165344/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/carin-cone-1.html . dead . April 17, 2020 .
2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=SWI "1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming"
3. http://sports123.com/swi/wpa-100ba.html "Swimming – Pan American Games – Women: 100 m Backstroke"
4. Web site: Carin Cone (USA) . ISHOF.org . . April 13, 2015 . April 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133305/http://www.ishof.org/carin-cone.html . dead .