Barbara Mitchell (swimmer)

Barbara Mitchell
Personal information
Full nameBarbara Anne Mitchell
National teamUnited States
Born (1956-06-26) June 26, 1956 (age 68)
Seattle, Washington
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubTacoma Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Hawaii

Barbara Anne Mitchell (born June 4, 1956) is an American former competition swimmer. Mitchell represented the United States as a 16-year-old at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. She competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 200-meter breaststroke, recording the thirteenth-best overall time of 2:47.05.[1]

Education

Mitchell attended the University of Hawaii where she competed with the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine swim team. With the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine's, she won the 200 individual medley in 1975 to become the University of Hawaii's first national champion.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Barbara Mitchell. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "UH Athletics Timeline". hawaiiathletics.com. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Hawai'i Back in Action at the NCAA Championships". hawaiiathletics.com. March 22, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.


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