born march american competition swimmer specialist time olympic medalist world record holder meter short long course meter short long course woman swim meter minutes seconds member national team currently holds world record meter medley relay short long course won total medals major international competition fourteen gold seven silver bronze spanning olympics world burst international scene summer olympics won silver medals gold meter olympics set world record route winning gold shocking australian favorite years later summer olympics successfully defended olympic title meter world record time woman event named world swimmer year award year award personal life born new_jersey daughter peter parents hungarian descent emigrated romania english speaks hungarian older sister swimmer originally began swimming age graduate west windsor high school north new_jersey july cardiac attended graduated communication time having won yard yard currently los_angeles coach coaches world record holder august girl campaign organization focuses improving lives world adolescent girls dated fellow olympic swimmer career early career year old finished 15th overall meter 11th overall meter following year world championship trials missed spot world aquatic team finishing meter placed fourth meter summer earned international medals winning silver meter meter gold meter medley relay world short course championships finished 4th place meter weeks national championships underwent procedure called help regulate health threatening experience high heart rate interfered training national championships selection meet pan pacific swimming championships world championships finished tenth overall meter meter olympic trials olympic team trials competed events meter meter meter finished fourth time usually finishers qualify olympics second place finisher withdrew team place finisher missed entry deadline chosen swim event earned berth swimmer team fastest time event january meter won time fastest finish date summer olympics summer olympics won silver medal meter finishing world record holder australia meter upset heavily favored jones winning gold medal breaking jones world record time jones finished second time race said long road believe happened combined meter medley relay finish second australia second best split time field jones national championships national championships competed events meter meter meter easily won time meter exhibited dominance finishing time world record pace world championships world championships held rome set meet record heats meter time semi final recorded time set new world record female finish event final meter won gold time despite favorite meter went fast half race faded final meters ultimately placing fourth meter narrowly beaten gold world record second russian swimmer performance world championships named year duel pool competed duel pool short course meet held december manchester meter broke world record time day later swam meter break jones world record national championships national championships qualified compete pan pacific swimming championships meter meter won time meter easily won time seconds ahead second place finisher pan pacific swimming championships pan pacific swimming championships won total gold medals meter recorded fastest time history fastest time recorded textile suit win gold medal ahead australians time fastest recorded textile days meter competed meter meter medley relay meter dominated field time came second world record holder came time hour event competed meter medley relay performing leg recorded time fastest field american team went win gold time performance named year year short course world championships end competed world short course championships won gold medals silver swept events individually set championship records world championships won gold medal meter posting times heats semi finals recorded time final win winning time second ahead second place finisher second event meter won time gold medal event long course world championships time final slightly slower semi final time meter medley relay won gold time seconds ahead second place finisher china swimming leg split final time medley relay second fastest effort time chinese owned world record event meter finished place year end named year year defended titles olympic trials united states olympic trials qualifying meet olympics qualified olympic team finishing second meter meter second place finish meter ensured spot meter medley relay event meter placed second swimmer time losing seven second meter placed time winning seconds summer olympic games summer olympics london won medal silver meter finishing seconds year old repeating result olympics topping heats metre time breaking world record semi finals time won gold medal final meter time breaking world record woman break minutes seconds event win female successfully defend title event final event meter medley relay won gold swimming leg recorded time team went set new world record time previous chinese owned record set took year recover injury returned world championships spectator world championships meter world record broken denmark semi finals personal august world records record set short course pool short course record woman swim minutes seconds event record set
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