Lynne Allsup Explained

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.

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  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Lynne Allsup. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  2. " Where Have You Gone . . . Lynne Allsup," The Pantagraph (August 25, 1996). Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games. Retrieved October 20, 2012.