Susanne Jean Atwood is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events. Atwood represented the United States as a 15-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. She competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 200-meter backstroke, recording a time of 2:35.2, but did not advance. She garnered significant success three years later at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, where she received three medals. She received silver medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke events, and a bronze in the 400-meter individual medley. Before the 1972 Olympics, she held the world record in the 200-meter backstroke, though her record would be broken in Munich. Atwood won two medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. She received the silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 200-meter backstroke, finishing behind American Melissa Belote, who set a new world record time in the event. She also received a bronze medal for her third-place finish in the women's 100-metyer backstroke, coming behind Belote and Hungarian Andrea Gyarmati. [More at Wikipedia]

July 5th, 1953 in Long Beach (Age 71) as Susanne Jean Atwood