Susan Marie Shields (born February 3, 1952), also known by her married name Susan White, 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 ...
and Olympic medalist. She represented the United States as a 16-year-old at the
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
in Mexico City, where she received a bronze medal for her third-place performance in the
women's 100-meter butterfly, finishing behind Australian
Lyn McClements
Lynette Velma McClements (born 11 May 1951), also known by her married name Lyn McKenzie, is an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s who won a gold medal in the 100-metre butterfly at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Com ...
and fellow American
Ellie Daniel
Eleanor Suzanne Daniel (born June 11, 1950), also known by her married name Ellie Drye, is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
As a teenager, Daniel trained with coach Mary Freema ...
.
[Sports-Reference.com, Olympics Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games]
Women's 100 metres butterfly
Retrieved October 14, 2012.[Margaret Farnham,]
Olympic memories are preserved in bronze
" ''Toledo Blade'', pp. G1 & G2 (August 21, 1988). Retrieved October 14, 2012.
Shields was born in
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 a ...
, but moved to
Louisville, Kentucky
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with her family at a young age.
[ She retired from competition swimming after graduating from high school.][ She later earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the ]University of Louisville
The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of ...
, and has worked as a teacher and swim coach.[
]
See also
* List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Current program
50 metre freestyle
100 metre freestyle
200 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
800 metre freestyle
1500 metre freestyle
100 metre backstroke
20 ...
* List of University of Louisville people
The following is a list of people associated with the University of Louisville.
Notable alumni
Arts and entertainment
* Harriette Simpson Arnow ( BS 1930) – former author, best known for ''The Dollmaker''
* Terry Bisson ( BA 1964) – contem ...
References
External links
Susan Shields
– Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
1952 births
Living people
American female butterfly swimmers
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming
Sportspeople from Erie, Pennsylvania
Sportspeople from Louisville, Kentucky
Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
University of Louisville alumni
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
21st-century American women
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