Cynthia Lee Goyette (born August 13, 1946), also known by her married name Cynthia McCulloch, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] She won a gold medal for swimming the breaststroke leg for the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4 × 100-metre medley relay.[1][2] The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:33.9 in the event final; Goyette's teammates included Cathy Ferguson (backstroke), Sharon Stouder (butterfly), and Kathy Ellis (freestyle).[1][3]

Cynthia Goyette
Personal information
Full nameCynthia Lee Goyette
National team United States
Born (1946-08-13) August 13, 1946 (age 77)
Detroit, Michigan
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight115 lb (52 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubGolden Lion Swim Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 4x100 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Winnipeg 100 m breaststroke
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tokyo 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1967 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Cynthia Goyette. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  3. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games, Women's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay Final. Retrieved March 20, 2013.

External links edit

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cynthia Goyette". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.