Becky Collins

Becky Collins
Collins (left) and Tineke Lagerberg in 1961
Personal information
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, medley
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago 100 m butterfly

Rebecca Collins (born 1944) is a retired American swimmer. On July 20, 1958, she set a new world record in the individual 200 m medley. One year later, on July 19, 1959, she broke the world record of Tineke Lagerberg in the 200 m butterfly. She lost that record to Marianne Heemskerk in 1960, but took it back in 1961. She was also part of the US relay team that set a new world record in the 4×100 m medley at the 1959 Pan American Games.[1] She won another gold medal at those games, in the 100 m butterfly. Between 1959 and 1961 she won seven national titles in individual butterfly and medley events.[2]

After marriage she changed her last name to Furste.[2]

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