Olympic Gold Medalist & World Record Holder
Olympic Experience:
• Three-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012); 12-time Olympic medalist (3 golds, 4 silvers, 5 bronzes) • London 2012 Olympic Games, bronze (4x100-meter freestyle) • Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, gold (100-meter backstroke), silver (4x100-meter freestyle, 4x100-meter medley), bronze (100-meter freestyle, 200-meter medley, and 4x200-meter freestyle) • Athens 2004 Olympic Games, gold (100-meter backstroke and 4x200-meter freestyle), silver (4x100-meter freestyle, 4x100-meter medley), bronze (100-meter freestyle) • First woman in Olympics history to win back-to-back gold medals (100-meter backstroke)
Career Highlights:
• Won her women’s record 20th career FINA World Championships medal with a gold medal in the 400m free relay in 2013 • Became the third woman to win five medals in a single Olympics • Three-time NCAA Swimming of the Year • Three-time National Sullivan Award Finalist (nation’s top amateur athlete) in 2001, 2002 & 2005
