Lynn Colella

Lynn Colella

Colella in 1973
Personal information
Full name	Lynn Ann Colella
National team	United States
Born	(1950-06-13) June 13, 1950 Seattle, Washington
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke, butterfly
Club	Cascade Swim Club
College team	University of Washington
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich 200 m butterfly World Championships (LC) 1973 Belgrade 200 m breaststroke 1973 Belgrade 200 m butterfly Pan American Games 1971 Cali 200 m breaststroke 1971 Cali 200 m butterfly 1971 Cali 4x100 m medley 1971 Cali 100 m breaststroke Universiade 1970 Turin 100m butterfly 1970 Turin 200m medley 1970 Turin 4x100m medley

Lynn Ann Colella (born June 13, 1950) is an American former swimmer and Olympic medalist. She represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, where she won a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly, finishing behind compatriot Karen Moe. She is the sister of Rick Colella, an Olympic bronze medalist in swimming.

Colella has a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of University of Washington people
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)