Anne Warner (swimmer)
_1960.jpg) Warner at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Anne Kindel Warner | |||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||
| Born | January 7, 1945 San Mateo, California, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Anne Kindel Warner (born January 6, 1945), also known by her married name Anne Cribbs, is a retired American breaststroke swimmer who won a gold medal over 200 m at the 1959 Pan American Games. She placed sixth in this event at the 1960 Olympics, and also swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the qualifying heats of the 4×100-meter medley relay.[1] She did not receive a medal because only those relay swimmers who competed in the event final were medal-eligible under the 1960 Olympic rules.
In 1996 Anne was a co-founder of the American Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL. It was the first independent professional basketball league for women in the United States.[2]
In November 2015, Warner received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development, in recognition of her community service efforts and work with youth.[3]
Ethics investigation
[edit]Warner was disqualified from holding office in the U.S. Olympian and Paralympian Association after an ethnics investigation by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee found she misrepresented herself as a gold medalist in an interview.[4]
She was also forced to resign as chair of USA Table Tennis after an investigation found she had not disclosed conflicts of interest and manipulated meeting agendas. Warner and the entire USA Table Tennis board were forced to resign or risk being stripped of its national governing body status by the association.
Life after Olympics
[edit]Warner ran unsuccessfully for Palo Alto City Council in 2024 on a platform focused on improving local sport programs and building more housing.[5]She lost with only 7% of the vote.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Anne Warner. sports-reference.com
- ^ Walsh, Diana (August 12, 2001). "Profile / Anne Cribbs / Gold medalist in swimming dives into bid for Bay Area Olympics / '60 Rome winner assembles strong package for site selection panel". SFGATE. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ "Five Team USA Athletes Honored With Athletes In Excellence Awards For Their Work Changing Lives". Team USA. Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "USOPC ethics committee finds Anne Cribbs ineligible for Olympic alumni group post". Orange County Register. November 20, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ Sheyner, Gennady (July 24, 2024). "Olympic swimmer joins pool of City Council candidates". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ Sheyner, Gennady (November 7, 2024). "Stone, Lu, Burt maintain lead in Palo Alto council race". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
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