Wendy Wyland
Encyclopedia
Janna Wendy Wyland (November 25, 1964 – September 27, 2003) was a female diver from the United States
. More commonly known as Wendy Wyland, she represented her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
, winning the bronze medal in the Women's 10m Platform competition. Two years earlier, she won the world title in the same event.
to parents Vernon and Beth Wyland. Her family moved to Penfield, New York
, where she was coached in diving by Betty Perkins-Carpenter from the age of six. When she was 14, she moved to Mission Viejo, California
to train under Hall of Fame coach Ron O’Brien. She competed as a member of the Mission Viejo Nadadores Diving Team. While attending Florida Atlantic University at Boca Raton, Florida, Wyland trained for the 1988 Olympics at Mission Bay under O'Brien and alongside fellow athletes Greg Louganis, Michele Mitchell and Kent Ferguson. Wyland was Swimming World magazine's World Platform Diver of the Year in 1982 and 1983.
She moved back to Rochester, New York
in the mid 1990s, where she ran the Webster
Aquatic Center and then was the head swimming and diving coach pool manager at Rochester Institute of Technology
. She died unexpectedly in Rochester, New York
. An annual competition, The Wendy Wyland Invitational, bears her name in memorial.
Wyland was engaged to Chad Anthony Lucero in May of 1990. Wyland was survived by her husband David VanDerWoude, her stepdaughter Carley, daughter Abigayle, family and dear friends. Wyland was laid to rest in the Webster Union Cemetery, Webster, New York.
She was included in People magazine’s "50 most beautiful people" in 1990 and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. More commonly known as Wendy Wyland, she represented her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, winning the bronze medal in the Women's 10m Platform competition. Two years earlier, she won the world title in the same event.
Biography
Wyland was born in Jackson, MichiganJackson, Michigan
Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
to parents Vernon and Beth Wyland. Her family moved to Penfield, New York
Penfield, New York
Penfield is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 36,242 at the 2010 census.The town was incorporated in 1810 by the proprietor, Daniel Penfield, who purchased the town lands in 1795 and moved to the area in 1809. Penfield is a suburb of Rochester, New York...
, where she was coached in diving by Betty Perkins-Carpenter from the age of six. When she was 14, she moved to Mission Viejo, California
Mission Viejo, California
Mission Viejo is a city located in southern Orange County, California, U.S. in the Saddleback Valley. Mission Viejo is considered one of the largest master-planned communities ever built under a single project in the United States, and is rivaled only by Highlands Ranch, Colorado, in its size...
to train under Hall of Fame coach Ron O’Brien. She competed as a member of the Mission Viejo Nadadores Diving Team. While attending Florida Atlantic University at Boca Raton, Florida, Wyland trained for the 1988 Olympics at Mission Bay under O'Brien and alongside fellow athletes Greg Louganis, Michele Mitchell and Kent Ferguson. Wyland was Swimming World magazine's World Platform Diver of the Year in 1982 and 1983.
She moved back to Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
in the mid 1990s, where she ran the Webster
Webster, New York
Webster may refer to two municipalities in Monroe County, New York in the United States:*Webster , New York*Webster , New York, located entirely within the town...
Aquatic Center and then was the head swimming and diving coach pool manager at Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
. She died unexpectedly in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
. An annual competition, The Wendy Wyland Invitational, bears her name in memorial.
Wyland was engaged to Chad Anthony Lucero in May of 1990. Wyland was survived by her husband David VanDerWoude, her stepdaughter Carley, daughter Abigayle, family and dear friends. Wyland was laid to rest in the Webster Union Cemetery, Webster, New York.
She was included in People magazine’s "50 most beautiful people" in 1990 and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001.