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| Full name | Linda Lee Gustavson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1949-11-30)November 30, 1949 (age 75) Santa Cruz, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Michigan State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Linda Lee Gustavson (born November 30, 1949), also known by her married nameLinda McGuire, is an American former competitionswimmer, three-time Olympic medalist, and surpassed world record-holder in two events. As an 18-year-old, she was on the United States Olympic team at the1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, a medalist in the three events she competed in.[1]
Gustavson was a product of the powerhouse training program at theSanta Clara Swim Club, led by coachGeorge Haines.[2] The club trained U.S. Olympic level swimmers during the 1960s and 1970s, including eight men and eight women of the 1968 U.S. Olympic swimming team.[2]
She received a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in thewomen's 4×100-meter freestyle relay (4:02.5).[1] Together with her teammatesJane Barkman,Sue Pedersen andJan Henne, she set a new Olympic record of 4:02.5 in the event final. In individual competition, she also won a silver medal in the400-meter freestyle (4:35.5),[3] and a bronze medal in the100-meter freestyle (1:00.3).[4]
Gustavson attendedMichigan State University with fellow Olympic swimmerPam Kruse, and the two friends joinedKappa Alpha Theta sorority.[5] She swam for theMichigan State Spartans swimming and diving team inAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) andBig Ten Conference competition, and she and Kruse won the Big Ten championship in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 1971.[6] Gustavson graduated from Michigan State in 1972.[2]
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