Linda Lee COOPER

Linda Cooper won a gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games in diving, but just missed the podium at the 1964 Olympics, placing fourth. She competed for Long Beach State College and the Commerce Swim Club. Cooper won the 1962 AAU outdoor title on platform. After the Olympics she graduated from Loma Linda college with a degree in physical therapy, and in 1965 married an Air Force lieutenant named Bill Tiger. After raising three children the couple retired to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.