Diana Munz
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Diana Munz is an American
swimmer
and Olympic champion from Moreland Hills, Ohio
. She competed at the 2000 Olympic Games
in Sydney
, where she won a gold medal in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, and a silver medal in 400 m freestyle.
She won 4 events at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
in Yokohama
; and over her career garnered 5 medals at the World Championships.
Munz is the daughter of Robert Munz
, an ice dancer who competed at the 1964 World Figure Skating Championships
. As of August 2006, she is married to Palmer DePetro. She has a daughter named Sydney.
As of September 2011, Diana is the Director of Swimming at the Spire Institute, a world class athletic facility in Geneva, Ohio.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and Olympic champion from Moreland Hills, Ohio
Moreland Hills, Ohio
Moreland Hills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland. The population was 3,320 at the 2010 census.-History:...
. She competed at the 2000 Olympic Games
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, where she won a gold medal in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, and a silver medal in 400 m freestyle.
She won 4 events at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
The ninth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 2002 in Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama, Japan, from August 24–29. One world record was set over the six-day competition....
in Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
; and over her career garnered 5 medals at the World Championships.
Munz is the daughter of Robert Munz
Robert Munz
Robert Munz was an American ice dancer. He competed with Carole MacSween. Their best results were in the 1964 season, when they won the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and placed 6th at the World Championships. They placed 4th at the 1965 U.S...
, an ice dancer who competed at the 1964 World Figure Skating Championships
1964 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion....
. As of August 2006, she is married to Palmer DePetro. She has a daughter named Sydney.
As of September 2011, Diana is the Director of Swimming at the Spire Institute, a world class athletic facility in Geneva, Ohio.