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
Bronze medal – third place 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. (1960). Best Sports Stories, 1960 Edition. Arno Press. ISBN 0405120435.
  6. 2007–08 Michigan State Swimming & Diving Archived November 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. 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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