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Full name | Elizabeth Cynthia Barr | ||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Beth" | ||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | December 17, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 132 lb (60 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||
Club | PJC Aquatics | ||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elizabeth Cynthia Barr (born December 17, 1971), later known by her married name Beth Isaak, is an American former competition swimmer who was a backstroke specialist and Olympic silver medalist. As a 16-year-old, she represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She who won a silver medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the second-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Janel Jorgensen (butterfly), Tracey McFarlane (breaststroke), and Mary Wayte (freestyle). Individually, she also competed in the women's 100-meter backstroke, finishing fifth in the event final with a time of 1:02.78, and the women's 200-meter backstroke, finishing fourth in 2:12.39.
Barr grew up in Pensacola, Florida, where she trained with PJC Aquatics (now known as Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club). She now lives in Pensacola.