born december american competitive swimmer time olympic gold medalist world american record holder time american national college champion international swimming career won medals major international championships including fourteen early years born florida water baby learned swim months old time parents merely wanted comfortable water intending swimming life focus began train age attended swam high school swim team winning florida high school state championships years year old high school junior won meter events open swimming championships short course swimming national championships won national title yard freestyle college swimming career graduating high school accepted athletic scholarship attend florida swam coach coach swimming diving team ncaa competition swimmer won ncaa national titles yard freestyle consecutive years yard individual medley yard freestyle member ncaa winning relay teams yard freestyle yard medley relay received american honors years maximum number possible years swimming undefeated sec competition recognized sec female swimmer year consecutive years sports recipient sports award swimming diving recognizing outstanding college female swimmer year international swimming career american woman defeat swimmer meter freestyle summer olympics goodwill games seattle washington world championships perth western australia won meter freestyle swam anchor legs winning teams meter freestyle meter medley ending east german women eighteen years overwhelming dominance meter freestyle world championships endured emotional team early exchange meter freestyle relay relay race american women won water qualified events summer olympics barcelona spain finishing disappointing fourth women meter freestyle won meter freestyle event time olympic gold medal drafting german swimmer swam described perfect race member winning team meter freestyle relay set new world record event final winning gold medal swam freestyle leg meter medley relay earn olympic gold medal american woman swim meter freestyle minute seconds held american record broken months residence olympic training center announced retirement competition swimming citing prior success motivation competitive desire life competition swimming graduated bachelor degree telecommunications served assistant coach women swim team head coach afterward studied chef florida subsequently worked dining room manager activities director assisted living community seniors inducted great husband daughter blake born world record women meter freestyle relay note record time location sourced list world records
Nicole Haislett