Susie Atwood
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Susanne Jean "Susie"•Atwood |
| Used name | Susie•Atwood |
| Born | 5 June 1953 in Long Beach, California (USA) |
| Measurements | 170 cm / 66 kg |
| Affiliations | Lakewood Aquatic Club, Lakewood (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Susie Atwood made her Olympic début in 1968 when she was eliminated in the heats of the 200m backstroke. In 1972 she improved to take two backstroke medals and competed in the heats of the medley relay. She won a total of 18 AAU titles and set 12 American and four world records in the 200m backstroke and 400m medley relay. Atwood attended both Long Beach City College and the University of Hawaii, but finally graduated from Whittier College in 1977 with a physical education degree. From 1977 to 1980 she was the women’s swim coach at Ohio State, but later worked in public relations and promotions with Arena USA.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Susie Atwood | |||
| 200 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic) | 10 | |||||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Susie Atwood | |||
| 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 200 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (0–4–1 1971 Cali SWI silver: 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, 200 m medley, and 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 400 m medley)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–0–0 1973 Moskva SWI gold: 200 m medley)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (200 m backstroke – 14 August 1968 - 5 August 1972: 2:21.5 (14 August 1968; Louisville, USA); 4×100 m medley relay – 1 September 1970 - 3 September 1972: 4:27.4 (1 September 1970; Tokyo, JPN), 4:27.3 (11 September 1971; Minsk, URS), 4:25.34 (18 August 1972; Knoxville, USA))