born march née american competition swimmer time olympic gold medalist television sports commentator international swimming career won medals major international championships including early years born raised washington swam year old high school sophomore won gold medals meter freestyle meter meter freestyle relay national sport festival won washington state high school swimming titles different events attending high school college swimming career accepted athletic scholarship attend florida swam coach swimming diving team ncaa competition swimmer won individual ncaa national titles yard freestyle yard individual medley teammates member ncaa championship relay teams yard yard freestyle consecutive years total won ncaa championships years won individual sec championships member sec championship relay teams year received total american honors years collegiate swimmer international swimming career member national swim team competing major international championships japan france netherlands venezuela spain south_korea pan american games venezuela won gold medal member winning meter freestyle relay team silver medal meter freestyle event summer olympics los_angeles won olympic gold medal women meter freestyle event defeating american rival world record holder winning meter time career best date overcoming early lead final meters earned second olympic gold medal swimming preliminary heat winning women meter freestyle relay team years later seoul south_korea hosted summer olympics swam freestyle leg silver medal winning team women meter medley relay teammates butterfly women medley relay team minute drama previously selected swimmers dropped focus individual events replaced performed expectations hours event final event final medley relay team included women history competing relay exchange practice coach east german favorites americans race later characterize race moments captured bronze medal place women meter freestyle relay team included individually finished fourth women meter freestyle medal contender women meter individual medley disqualified judges ruled illegal butterfly kick leg medley life swimming graduated bachelor degree telecommunications retired competition swimming following olympics worked fund celebrity promoter endorsed products services behalf rent car later worked television broadcaster network covering ncaa international swimming competitions interviewing fans nba games summer olympics barcelona spain worked nbc women swimming color commentator later covered ncaa women swimming championships espn served athletes advisory council inducted great community swimming pool trained washington renamed married business executive daughters currently lives seattle washington works corporate communications charitable organization olympic swimmers raise funds cancer research
Mary Wayte