Susan Marie Shields (born February 3, 1952), also known by her married name Susan White, is an American former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and Olympic medalist. She represented the United States as a 16-year-old at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

in Mexico City, where she received a bronze medal for her third-place performance in the women's 100-meter butterfly, finishing behind Australian

Lyn McClements Lynette Velma McClements (born 11 May 1951), also known by her married name Lyn McKenzie, is an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s who won a gold medal in the 100-metre butterfly at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Com ...

and fellow American

Ellie Daniel Eleanor Suzanne Daniel (born June 11, 1950), is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. Early age group swimming In her earlier years, Daniel trained with Hall of Fame Coach Mary F ...

.Sports-Reference.com, Olympics Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games
Women's 100 metres butterfly
Retrieved October 14, 2012.Margaret Farnham,
Olympic memories are preserved in bronze
" ''Toledo Blade'', pp. G1 & G2 (August 21, 1988). Retrieved October 14, 2012. Shields was born in

Erie, Pennsylvania Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pen ...

, but moved to

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the List of cities in Kentucky, most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the list of United States cities by population, 27th-most-populous city ...

with her family at a young age. She retired from competition swimming after graduating from high school. She later earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public university, public research university in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. Chartered in 1798 as the Jefferson Seminary, it became in the 19t ...

, and has worked as a teacher and swim coach.

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Susan Shields
– Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com 1952 births Living people American female butterfly swimmers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Sportspeople from Erie, Pennsylvania Swimmers from Louisville, Kentucky Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics University of Louisville alumni Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportswomen {{Louisville-stub

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