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Sybil Lorina Sullivan (Bauer)

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Birthplace: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Death: January 31, 1927 (23)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States (cancer)
Place of Burial: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Karl Theodor Bauer and Johanne Frederike Bauer
Fiancée of Ed Sullivan
Sister of Dorothy Thelma Bauer

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About Sybil Lorina Sullivan

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7327331

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_Bauer

Sybil Lorina Bauer (September 18, 1903 – January 31, 1927) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Bauer graduated from Schurz High School in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. From 1921 to 1926, she set twenty-three world records in women's swimming, mostly in backstroke events. During a 1922 meet in Bermuda, she also became the first woman to break a men's record,[1] finishing the 440-yard backstroke in a time of 6:24.8 (about four seconds ahead of the old mark). However, that record was unofficial, since it took place at an unsanctioned contest.

Bauer represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, where she won the gold medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke. She finished with a time of 1:23.2, four seconds ahead of silver medalist Phyllis Harding.

Bauer was engaged to future television host Ed Sullivan, but she died of cancer at the age of 23. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1967. Bauer is buried at Mount Olive Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.

http://www.ishof.org/Honorees/67/67sbauer.html

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Sybil Lorina Sullivan's Timeline

1903
September 18, 1903
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
1927
January 31, 1927
Age 23
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States