Barbara Lynn Stark (born July 6, 1937), also known by her married name Barbara Jordan, is an American former competition swimmer. Stark represented the United States as a 15-year-old at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.[1] She competed in the women's 100-meter backstroke, advanced to the event final, and finished fifth with a time of 1:16.2.[1][2]
Her son, Hartwell Jordan, competed in sailing (Soling) at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.[3]
Her nephew, Jonathan Stark, is a former professional tennis player.[4]
References
- ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Barbara Stark. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Backstroke Final. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ Olympedia.org, Hartwell Jordan, [1] Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ LA84 Foundation Olympic Oral History Collection, Barbara Stark Jordan
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Stark". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
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