Barbara Stark

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]

Barbara Stark
Personal information
Full nameBarbara Lynn Stark
National team United States
Born (1937-07-06) July 6, 1937
Berkeley, California
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubBerkeley Swim Club

References
  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Barbara Stark. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Backstroke Final. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  • 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 2020-04-18.


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