| Jacqueline LaVine | |
| Fullname: | Jacqueline Carol LaVine |
| Nicknames: | "Jackie" |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Club: | Chicago Town Club |
| Birth Date: | October 4, 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Maywood, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Weight: | 128lb |
Jacqueline Carol LaVine (October 4, 1929 – October 21, 2022) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
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]