Sunday, 22 December 2024

    Tracy Caulkins

    • Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2024
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    • Sport(s): Swimming
    • Statistics: 1 200 m Individual Medley Olympic Gold Medal (1984)
      1 400 m Individual Medley Olympic Gold Medal (1984)
      1 4x100 Medley Gold Medal (1984)
      1 200 m Butterfly World Championship Gold Medal (1978)
      1 200 m Individual Medley World Championship Gold Medal (1978)
      1 400 m Individual Medley World Championship Gold Medal (1978)
      1 4x100 m Freestyle Relay World Championship Gold Medal (1978)
      1 4x100 m Medley Relay World Championship Gold Medal (1978)
      1 100 m Breaststroke World Championship Silver Medal (1982)
      1 4x100 m Freestyle Relay World Championship Bronze Medal (1982)
      1 4x100 m Medley Relay World Championship Bronze Medal (1982)
      2 200 m Medley Pan American Games Gold Medals (1979 & 1983)
      2 400 m Medley Pan American Games Gold Medals (1979 & 1983)
      1 4x100 m Freestyle Relay Pan American Games Gold Medal (1979)
      1 4x100 m Medley Relay Pan American Games Gold Medal (1979)
      1 400 m Freestyle Pan American Games Silver Medal (1979)
      1 100 m Breaststroke Pan American Games Silver Medal (1979)
      1 200 m Butterfly Pan American Games Silver Medal (1983)
      1 James E. Sullivan Award (1982)
      Member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
      Member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
    • Winning five Gold Medals at the 1978 World Championships, Tracy Caulkins was predicted to have an outstanding 1980 Olympics in Moscow. The American boycott of the games protesting the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan cost Caulkins that opportunity.

      Caulkins continued to swim at a high level, though she only won two Bronze Medals at the 1982 Worlds. The Soviet Union retaliated by boycotting the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, but Caulkins finally had her opportunity to win Gold in the Olympics. She achieved that dream by winning the 200 m and 400 m individual medley and a third in 4x100 m medley.

      Later in life, Caulkins married Australian swimmer Mark Stockwell and became a dual citizen. She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her work in promoting sports for women in Australia.

      We are proud to nominate Tracy Caulkins for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.
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