Jackie LaVine
American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist

Jackie LaVine

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American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist
A.K.A.
Jacqueline Carol LaVine
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
4 October 1929(Maywood, Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, Illinois)
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Jacqueline Carol LaVine (born October 4, 1929) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.

LaVine won her first medal in international competition, a gold, at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay which included teammates Carolyn Green, Betty Mullen and Sharon Geary. Individually, she also won a silver medal for her second-place finish in the women's 100-meter freestyle.

One year later, LaVine represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. She received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Marilee Stepan, Jody Alderson and Evelyn Kawamoto.