Terri Lee Stickles (born May 11, 1946) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. She received a bronze medal for her third-place finish in the women's 400-meter freestyle event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
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| Full name | Terri Lee Stickles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 11, 1946 San Mateo, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She was a member of the Santa Clara Swim Club, notable for producing Olympic swimmers such as Donna de Varona and Mark Spitz.[2] She trained with swimming coach George Haines, who was noted for training future Olympic medalists during the 1960s and 1970s.[3][4]
Her brother, Ted Stickles, was also a competition swimmer, set world records in the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medley events.[5]
Stickles was married to Olympic long-distance runner Álvaro Mejía. They met in Cali, Colombia, where she was a Peace Corps volunteer. Stickles brought Mejía to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1969. They subsequently divorced.
She is now retired and living in Calaveras County, California. She is a fused glass artist.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Terri Lee Stickles. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ Art Rosenbaum, "Those Fierce But Cheerful Little Girls," Sports illustrated (April 30, 1962). Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ Santa Clara Swim Club, SCSC National Champions. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ Cecil Colwin, "Coach George Haines, Swim Maestro: A Remembrance," Swimming World Magazine (May 1, 2006). Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Ted Stickles (USA). Retrieved October 11, 2012.
External links
edit- Terri Lee Stickles at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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