Carolyn Green

Carolyn Virginia Green (born November 6, 1933), also known by her married name Carolyn Lewis, is an American former competition swimmer and two-time Pan American Games gold medalist.

Carolyn Green
Personal information
Full nameCarolyn Virginia Green
National team United States
Born (1933-11-06) November 6, 1933
Germantown, Pennsylvania
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubFort Lauderdale Swim Association

Green represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.[1] She competed in the women's 400-meter freestyle, advanced to the event final, and finished fourth in a time of 5:16.5.[1][2]

Green also swam in two consecutive Pan American Games.[1][3] At the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Jackie LaVine, Betty Mullen and Sharon Geary.[1][3] Individually, she received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 400-meter freestyle.[3] Four years later at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, she again won a gold medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle, this time with teammates Judith Roberts, Wanda Werner and Gretchen Gluter.[1][3] Once again, she also won a silver medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle.[3]

References
  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Carolyn Green. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games, Women's 400 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  3. HickokSports.com, Sports History, Pan American Games Women's Swimming Medalists Archived 2012-12-05 at Archive.today. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carolyn Green". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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