Shirley Babashoff

Shirley Babashoff

Babashoff on the podium at 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Shirley Frances Babashoff
National team	United States
Born	(1957-01-31) January 31, 1957 (age 67) Whittier, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	148 lb (67 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Mission Viejo Nadadores
Coach	Mark Schubert Nadadores
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 6 0 World Championships 2 7 1 Total 5 13 1 Olympic Games 1972 Munich 4×100 m medley 1972 Munich 4×100 m freestyle 1976 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle 1972 Munich 100 m freestyle 1972 Munich 200 m freestyle 1976 Montreal 200 m freestyle 1976 Montreal 400 m freestyle 1976 Montreal 800 m freestyle 1976 Montreal 4×100 m medley World Championships 1975 Cali 200 m freestyle 1975 Cali 400 m freestyle 1973 Belgrade 100 m freestyle 1973 Belgrade 200 m freestyle 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m freestyle 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m medley 1975 Cali 4×100 m freestyle 1975 Cali 4×100 m medley 1975 Cali 100 m freestyle 1975 Cali 800 m freestyle

Shirley Frances Babashoff (born January 31, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in multiple events. Babashoff set six world records and earned a total of nine Olympic medals in her career.^[1] She won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle relay in both the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, and she won the 1975 world championship in both the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle. During her career, she set 37 national records (17 individual and 20 relay) and for some time held all national freestyle records from the 100-meter to 800-meter event.^[2]