Barbara Gilders

Barbara Sue Gilders (later Dudeck, born July 23, 1937) is a retired American diver. She competed in the 3 m springboard at the 1956 Summer Olympics and 1959 Pan American Games and finished fourth and third, respectively.[1] Coached by four-time Olympic medalist, Clarence Pinkston, Gilders entered the Olympics as the 1956 AAU champion, and Olympic Trials silver medalist. Later she won the AAU indoor titles in the one-meter (1958) and three-meter springboard (1959).[2][3] In June 1959, she won the Pan American Games trials; later that summer, in what would be her final international competition, Gilders won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games.[4][5]

Barbara Gilders
Gilders in 1959
Personal information
Full nameBarbara Sue Gilders
Born (1937-07-23) July 23, 1937
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight110 lb (50 kg)
Sport
SportDiving
ClubDetroit Athletic Club
Coached byClarence Pinkston
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago 3 m springboard

Personal life

Gilders is the younger sister of Fletcher Gilders, a two-time NCAA diving champion at Ohio State. Fletcher was also a Hall of Fame Diving Coach for Ohio University and three-time NCAA Division III Coach of the Year at Kenyon College. Gilders married John Dudeck, a former swimmer for Michigan State University. A Big Ten Conference record holder and two-time Big Ten titlist in the 100-yard breaststroke (1953 and 54), he was a nine-time All-American for the Spartans (1953–55).[6][7][8] Their daughter Diane Dudeck won the national indoor title in the one-meter springboard in 1981; she was also a 1984 NCAA All-American.[9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Gilders". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  2. Teenagers Set Place in Swim. Toledo Blade (April 11, 1958)
  3. Archives: Chicago Tribune – WO NATIONAL AAU SWIMMING RECORDS FALL. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (April 12, 1959). Retrieved on 2017-09-28.
  4. Marcia Thompson In Eighth Place. Sarasota Herald-Tribune (August 8, 1959)
  5. Irving T. Marsh and Edward Ehre (ed.). Best Sports Stories, 1960 Edition. Arno Press. ISBN 0405120435.
  6. 2007–08 Michigan State Swimming & Diving. cstv.com
  8. Big Ten Official Athletic Site Archived July 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Bigten.org (June 16, 2015). Retrieved on 2017-09-28.
  9. Big Ten Official Athletic Site Archived October 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Bigten.cstv.com (June 16, 2015). Retrieved on 2017-09-28.
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