Mary Sears (swimmer)

Mary Sears (Parks)
Personal information
Birth nameMary Jane Sears
Full nameMary Jane (née Sears) Parks[1]
National team United States
Born (1939-05-10) May 10, 1939 (age 85)
Portsmouth, Virginia
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
SpouseWilliam R. Parks
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, butterfly
ClubWalter Reed Swim Club, Washington D.C.
CoachJames Campbell
Walter Reed
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne 100 m butterfly
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1955 Mexico City 200 m breaststroke

Mary Jane (née Sears) Parks (born May 10, 1939) is an American former competition swimmer and 1956 Olympic Bronze medalist.[2]

  1. ^ "Olympedia - Mary Sears". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
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