Marilyn Corson later worked as an interior designer with her own company, and after obtaining a Doctorate worked as a professor of Art and Design at Savannah College of Art and Design and Adrian College in Michigan.
14 Facts About Marilyn Corson
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Marilyn Corson was the granddaughter of Matthew Mann, an English-born Coach for the 1952 American Olympic team, and a long serving Hall of Fame Head Coach for the University of Michigan from 1925 to 1954.
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Marilyn Corson was a step-daughter of Buck Dawson, Fort Lauderdale's international Swimming Hall of Fame director.
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Marilyn Corson took up competitive swimming around the age of 6.
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In May 1968, as a Pine Crest Senior, Marilyn Corson again made the All-County Team in the 200-yard Individual Medley.
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Marilyn Corson was a swimmer for Michigan State University, where she graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor of Art, and in 1974 with a Master of Art.
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Marilyn Corson did not swim with the Michigan team in her Freshman year, but trained more intensely with the team prior to the 1972 Olympics.
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Marilyn Corson placed first in the 100-yard individual medley, the 100-yard butterfly, her specialty, and the 50-yard butterfly.
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At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Marilyn Corson won a bronze medal as a member of Canada's third-place team in the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay, together with teammates Angela Coughlan, Elaine Tanner and Marion Lay.
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Marilyn Corson noted that her Olympic preparation consisted of an average of 22 hours a week of training broken into 11 work outs.
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Marilyn Corson served as captain of Canada's Olympic team at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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Marilyn Corson finished seventh in Munich in the 4x100-meter medley relay swimming with Leslie Cliff, Wendy Cook-Hogg, and Sylvia Dockerill.
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Marilyn Corson married Mike Whitney, a student from Greenville, Michigan, on September 8,1972, in Munich after Olympic competition was completed.
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Marilyn Corson's company focused on corporate headquarters, university buildings, interiors for low income residents, and general residential interiors.