Barbara Lynn Stark (born July 6, 1937), also known by her married name Barbara Jordan, is an American former competition
swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
. Stark represented the United States as a 15-year-old at the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
in Helsinki, Finland.
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Barbara Stark
Retrieved November 26, 2012. She competed in the
women's 100-meter backstroke, advanced to the event final, and finished fifth with a time of 1:16.2.
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Her son, ]Hartwell Jordan
Hartwell F. Jordan (born December 8, 1961) is a sailor from Oakland, California, United States. who represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia as crew member in the Soling
The Soling is an open keelboat that hold ...
, competed in sailing (Soling) at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Her nephew, Jonathan Stark, is a former professional tennis player.[LA84 Foundation Olympic Oral History Collection, Barbara Stark Jordan]
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1937 births
Living people
American female backstroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for the United States
Swimmers from Berkeley, California
Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
20th-century American women
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