Beth Barr
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Full name | Elizabeth Cynthia Barr | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Beth" | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | December 17, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 132 lb (60 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | PJC Aquatics | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elizabeth Cynthia Barr (born December 17, 1971), later known by her married name Beth Isaak,[1] is an American former competition swimmer who was a backstroke specialist and Olympic silver medalist. As a 16-year-old, she represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She who won a silver medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the second-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Janel Jorgensen (butterfly), Tracey McFarlane (breaststroke), and Mary Wayte (freestyle).[2] Individually, she also competed in the women's 100-meter backstroke, finishing fifth in the event final with a time of 1:02.78, and the women's 200-meter backstroke, finishing fourth in 2:12.39.[2]
Barr grew up in Pensacola, Florida, where she trained with PJC Aquatics (now known as Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club).[2] As of 2020, she lives in Pensacola.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Linton Weeks, "Former U.S. Olympians: Then And Now," National Public Radio (August 6, 2008). Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Beth Barr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
External links
- 1971 births
- Living people
- American female backstroke swimmers
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
- People from Crisp County, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Pensacola, Florida
- Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Texas Longhorns women's swimmers
- Sportspeople from Phoenix, Arizona
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- American swimming Olympic medalist stubs