Linda Gustavson

Linda Gustavson

Personal information
Full name	Linda Lee Gustavson
National team	United States
Born	(1949-11-30) November 30, 1949 (age 74) Santa Cruz, California
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Santa Clara Swim Club
College team	Michigan State University
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m freestyle 1968 Mexico City 400 m freestyle 1968 Mexico City 100 m freestyle Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg 4x100 m freestyle Summer Universiade 1967 Tokyo 100 m freestyle 1967 Tokyo 400 m freestyle 1967 Tokyo 4x100 m freestyle 1967 Tokyo 4x100 m medley

Linda Lee Gustavson (born November 30, 1949), also known by her married name Linda McGuire, is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist, and surpassed world record-holder in two events. As an 18-year-old, she was on the United States Olumpic team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, a medalist in the three events she competed in.^[1]

Career

Gustavson was a product of the powerhouse training program at the Santa Clara Swim Club, led by coach George Haines.^[2] The club trained U.S. Olympic level swimmers during the 1960s and 1970s, including eight men and eight women of the 1968 U.S. Olympic swimming team.^[2]

She received a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay (4:02.5).^[1] Together with her teammates Jane Barkman, Sue Pedersen and Jan Henne, she set a new Olympic record of 4:02.5 in the event final. In individual competition, she also won a silver medal in the 400-meter freestyle (4:35.5),^[3] and a bronze medal in the 100-meter freestyle (1:00.3).^[4]

Gustavson attended Michigan State University with fellow Olympic swimmer Pam Kruse, and the two friends joined Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.^[5] She swam for the Michigan State Spartans swimming and diving team in Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) and Big Ten Conference competition, and she and Kruse won the Big Ten championship in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 1971.^[6] Gustavson graduated from Michigan State in 1972.^[2]

See also

• List of Michigan State University people
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 200 metres freestyle
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

References

External links

• Linda Gustavson at World Aquatics
• Linda Gustavson at Olympedia

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1968 USA Olympic swimming team

Men's Team

• Larry Barbiere
• Brent Berk
• Greg Buckingham
• Mike Burton
• John Ferris
• Gary Hall
• Charlie Hickcox
• Jack Horsley
• Mitch Ivey
• Chet Jastremski
• Brian Job
• David Johnson
• William Johnson
• John Kinsella
• Philip Long
• Don McKenzie
• Ken Merten
• Ronnie Mills
• John Nelson
• David Perkowski
• Stephen Rerych
• Carl Robie
• Doug Russell
• Don Schollander
• Andy Strenk
• Mark Spitz
• Ross Wales
• Michael Wall
• Ken Walsh
• Zac Zorn

Women's Team

• Susie Atwood
• Catie Ball
• Jane Barkman
• Patty Caretto
• Ellie Daniel
• Diane Giebel
• Linda Gustavson
• Kaye Hall
• Jan Henne
• Toni Hewitt
• Cathy Jamison
• Suzy Jones
• Claudia Kolb
• Pam Kruse
• Kendis Moore
• Debbie Meyer
• Susan Pedersen
• Susan Pitt
• Susan Shields
• Jane Swagerty
• Lynn Vidali
• Lillian Watson
• Sharon Wichman

Staff

• Sherman Chavoor (women's head coach)
• Frank Elm (assistant)
• Don Gambril (assistant)
• George Haines (men's head coach)
• Bill Lippman, Jr. (manager)
• Olive Mucha (assistant)
• Edwin Olson (assistant)
• Kenneth Treadway (manager)