Caulkins, Tracy

Caulkins, Tracy
born Jan. 11, 1963, Winona, Minn., U.S.

U.S. swimmer.

In 1978 she became (at age 15) the first woman to swim the 200-yd medley in under two minutes. By 1982 she had surpassed Johnny Weissmuller's record of 36 U.S. national titles and had won more titles than any other U.S. amateur athlete. After the 1984 Olympics, where she won three gold medals, she retired having won 48 national titles and having set 66 world or U.S. records. Caulkins is the only swimmer to set U.S. records in every stroke.

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▪ American athlete
born Jan. 11, 1963, Winona, Minn., U.S.
 
 American athlete, considered one of the most versatile swimmers ever. She is the only swimmer to set U.S. records in every stroke.

      Caulkins began swimming when she was eight years old and won her first titles at the 1977 Amateur Athletic Union national indoor championships, where she set U.S. records in the short-course breaststroke and long-course individual medley events. In 1978 she became the first woman to swim the 200-yard individual medley in under 2 minutes, posting a time of 1 min 59.33 sec. By the end of the year, Caulkins had broken or tied 27 world or U.S. records, an achievement that was due, in part, to the ability of her knees to bend backwards, which gave her a powerful dolphinlike kick when she swam. She received the James E. Sullivan Memorial Award as the top U.S. amateur athlete of 1978, becoming the youngest recipient of the honour.

      Caulkins would have been favoured to win gold medals at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow but was unable to compete because of the U.S. boycott. By 1982 she had surpassed Johnny Weissmuller's record of 36 U.S. national titles and won more titles than any other U.S. amateur athlete. While competing at the University of Florida, she won 12 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships and twice received the Honda Broderick Cup as the nation's outstanding female collegiate athlete (1983, 1984). She set NCAA records in the 200- and 400-metre individual medleys, the 100-metre breaststroke, and the 200-metre fly.

      At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Caulkins won three gold medals, with victories in the 200- and 400-metre individual medleys and the 4 × 100-metre medley relay. She retired after the 1984 Games, having won 48 national titles and set 66 world or U.S. records. In 1990 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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