Suzanne Zimmerman
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| Full name | Suzanne Winona Zimmerman | ||||||||||||
| National team |  United States |
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| Born | July 13, 1925 Portland, Oregon |
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||
| Club | Multnomah Athletic Club | ||||||||||||
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Suzanne Winona Zimmerman (born July 13, 1925), also known by her married name Suzanne Edwards, is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Zimmerman received a silver medal for her second-place finish in the women's 100-meter backstroke behind gold medal-winner Karen Harup of Denmark.
Zimmerman was born in Portland, Oregon. Growing up in Oregon, her swim coach was International Swimming Hall of Fame member Jack Cody. Along with fellow 1948 Olympians Brenda Helser and Nancy Merki, Zimmerman was part of the Multnomah Athletic Club team dubbed "Cody's Kids" that from 1939 to 1948, which won 58 individual national swimming titles and three national team swimming championships.[1] She is a member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.
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- Suzanne Zimmerman – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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