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Full name | Lynn Marie Vidali | |||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1952-05-26)May 26, 1952 (age 72) San Francisco, California | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 141 lb (64 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke,individual medley | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||
College team | San Jose State University | |||||||||||||||||
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Lynn Marie Vidali (born May 26, 1952), also known by her married nameLynn Gautschi, is an American former competitionswimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
As a 16-year-old high school student, Vidali represented the United States at the1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1] She received a silver medal for her second-place performance in thewomen's 400-meter individual medley (5:22.2), finishing behind U.S. teammateClaudia Kolb (5:08.5).[2]
Four years later, she won a bronze medal in thewomen's 200-meter individual medley at the1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.[3] In Munich, she also competed in the400-meter individual medley and the100-meter breaststroke, but finished out of medal contention in both events.[1]
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Preceded by | Women's 200-meter individual medley world record-holder July 22, 1966 – August 21, 1966 | Succeeded by |
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