Tracy Caulkins

Tracy Caulkins (1981)

Tracy Caulkins (right) with her coach (1981)

Tracy Ann Caulkins (born January 11, 1963 in Winona , Minnesota ) is an American former swimmer .

Career

Caulkins mastered all swimming styles equally and therefore had her greatest successes in swimming medley from the age of 15 .

She celebrated her first major successes as a 15-year-old at the 1978 World Championships in Berlin , where she won five gold medals and one silver medal.

She was considered a big favorite at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow , in which she could not take part because of the Olympic boycott. At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles , she was Olympic champion in both the 200 m medley and the 400 m medley. She also won gold as a breaststroke swimmer in the 4 × 100 m individual medley relay of the Americans.

She is married to former Australian swimmer Mark Stockwell and lives with her family in Australia .

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↑ Caulkins Shatters 2 Records in The Hour of April 12, 1979 (English), accessed February 16, 2016

personal data
SURNAME	Caulkins, Tracy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Caulkins, Tracy Ann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	January 11, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Winona , Minnesota , United States