Jackie LaVine

Jacqueline Carol LaVine (October 4, 1929 – October 21, 2022) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.

Jacqueline LaVine

Lavine, circa 1950
Personal information
Full name	Jacqueline Carol LaVine
Nickname	"Jackie"
National team	United States
Born	(1929-10-04)October 4, 1929 Maywood, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 21, 2022(2022-10-21) (aged 93) Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	128 lb (58 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Chicago Town Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 4x100 m freestyle Pan American Games 1951 Buenos Aires 4x100 m freestyle 1951 Buenos Aires 100 m freestyle

Biography

LaVine won her first medal in international competition, a gold, at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[1][2] She was a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay which included teammates Carolyn Green, Betty Mullen and Sharon Geary.^[1][2] Individually, she also won a silver medal for her second-place finish in the women's 100-meter freestyle.^[1][2]

One year later, LaVine represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.^[1] She received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Marilee Stepan, Jody Alderson and Evelyn Kawamoto.^[1][3]

LaVine died on October 21, 2022, at the age of 93.^[4]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)

References

1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jackie LaVine Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
2. HickokSports.com, Sports History, Pan American Games Women's Swimming Medalists Archived December 5, 2012, at archive.today. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games Archived 2012-11-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
4. "Jacqueline C. Collins". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

General

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jackie LaVine". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.