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Lynn Burke

1943 - Today

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Lynn Edythe Burke (born March 22, 1943), also known by her married name Lynn McConville, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she won the gold medal in women's 100-meter backstroke in a new Olympic record time of 1:09.3. She won a second gold medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Patty Kempner (breaststroke), Carolyn Schuler (butterfly), and Chris von Saltza (freestyle). The U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lynn Burke has received more than 28,422 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Lynn Burke is the 78th most popular swimmer (up from 81st in 2019), the 9,966th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,661st in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Swimmer.

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  • 28k

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  • 41.39

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  • 20

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  • 5.11

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  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Lynn Burke ranks 78 out of 392Before her are Charlie Hickcox, Margaret Woodbridge, Ethel Lackie, Frederick Holman, Norman Ross, and Inge de Bruijn. After her are Ada Kok, Adelaide Lambert, Jack Medica, Katinka Hosszú, Joan Harrison, and Krisztina Egerszegi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Lynn Burke ranks 570Before her are Geraldo Rivera, Mary Woronov, Joe Namath, Yoshisada Shimizu, Pete Quaife, and Phyllis Somerville. After her are Ben Cardin, Edmund Bruggmann, Elaine Pagels, Guillermo Yávar, Mihály Hesz, and Silvia Cartwright.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lynn Burke ranks 9,966 out of 18,182Before her are Jason Earles (1977), Rory Cochrane (1972), Lucinda Williams (1953), Jayma Mays (1979), Andy Jassy (1968), and Earl Van Dorn (1820). After her are Christian Brando (1958), Fidel LaBarba (1905), Sam Hanks (1914), Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968), Bree Olson (1986), and Ken Berry (1933).

Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Lynn Burke ranks 25Before her are Chris von Saltza (1944), Ford Konno (1933), Charlie Hickcox (1947), Margaret Woodbridge (1902), Ethel Lackie (1907), and Norman Ross (1895). After her are Jack Medica (1914), Wally Ris (1924), Jim Montgomery (1955), Adolph Kiefer (1918), Eleanor Garatti (1909), and Allen Stack (1928).