Lynne Allsup | |
Fullname: | Lynne Marie Allsup |
National Team: | United States |
Strokes: | Freestyle |
Club: | Bloomington Swim Club |
Birth Date: | January 2, 1949 |
Birth Place: | Bloomington, Illinois |
Death Place: | Midland, Michigan |
Height: | 5 ft 4 in |
Weight: | 130 lb |
Lynne Marie Allsup (January 2, 1949 – May 16, 2023), also known by her married name Lynne Olson, was an American competition swimmer and world record-holder.
Allsup was born in Bloomington, Illinois, and trained with the Bloomington Swim club.[1]
As a 15-year-old, Allsup represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] [2] She swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[3] She did not receive a medal under the 1964 international swimming rules because she did not compete in the relay event final.