Carin Alice Cone (born April 18, 1940), also known by her married name Carin Cone Vanderbush, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she won a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, having the same time (1:12.9 – new world record) as Judy Grinham who was judged as winner. She also won two gold medals at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.
Cone set seven backstroke world records during her career. In 1984 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
See also
List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) List of University of Houston people World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
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1940 births
Living people
American female backstroke swimmers
World record setters in swimming
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Sportspeople from Huntington, New York
Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1959 Pan American Games
Swimmers from New York (state) Houston Cougars women's swimmers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games 21st-century American women