Shirley Stobs
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Shirley Anne Stobs (born May 20, 1942), later Shirley Anne Davis is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
Born 20, 1942, in Miami, Florida, Stobs swam for the Miami Shores Country Club under Coach Tom Buckley who later coached at Dade Junior College in the early 1970's.[1] Swimming for Miami Shores in June, 1957, Stobs set a Florida state record for the 100-yard butterfly in the 15-16 age group category with a time of 1:08.5 at the St Petersburg Invitational Meet.[2][3] At the Florida Age Group Swimming Championships in June, 1958, Stobs set a National 50-yard girls freestyle record of 26.4 seconds, also winning the 200-yard individual medley.[4] She set an unofficial Florida State Record in the 100-yard freestyle in June 1960 of 58.1. She attended Emory University in the Fall of 1960.[5]
In 1959, she captured an AAU title in the 100 yd freestyle, underscoring her potential as an Olympic candidate in the event.[2]
1960 Rome Olympic gold
Swimming the 100-meter freestyle, Stobs placed fourth at the 1960 Olympic trials to qualify for the Olympics.[2]
She competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where she received a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with her teammates Joan Spillane, Carolyn Wood and Chris von Saltza. She and her relay teammates set a new world record of 4:08.9 in the event final.[6]
At the Pan American Games in 1959, she captured a gold medal in the 4x100 freestyle. She also placed second, winning a silver medal in the 200 freestyle at the Pan Am Games that year.[2] She competed at the 1959 Pan American Games, winning gold in the 4x100 freestyle, and a silver medal in the 200 metre freestyle.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
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- ↑ "Dade North Adds Buckley to Staff", The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, September 1, 1971, pg. 36
- ↑ a b c d Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ "Five State Marks Set By Swimmers", Tampa Bay Times, Tampa Bay, Florida, June 30, 1957, pg. 29
- ↑ "Miami Girl Sets National Swim Mark", The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, June 28, 1958, pg. 19
- ↑ "Shirley Stobbs Breaks Record, Fort Lauderdale News, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 25, 1960, pg. 8
- ↑ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Swimming" Script error: No such module "webarchive". – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 29, 2008)
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