Whitney Hedgepeth
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Whitney Hedgepeth is a former American college and international swimmer
who won two silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
: in the 100m
and 200m Backstroke
, and a gold medal in the 4x100 metre medley relay
.
Hedgepeth was born in Charlottesville, Virginia
.
She was a three-time NCAA champion and received twenty-one All-American at the University of Texas, and also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul, South Korea. Hedgepeth retired after the Atlanta Games, and became a swimming coach in Austin with Longhorn Aquatics. She currently (as of 2011) is the Masters Coach at the same program.
Whitney reached the Olympic level as a swimmer for the Virginia Association for Competitive Swimming (VACS) under coach Dudley Duncan. Many Virginia Swimming LSC Records remain hers, over two decades later.
in Gainesville, Florida
, where she competed for coach Randy Reese
's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in 1989 and 1990, before transferring to the University of Texas in Austin, Texas
, and finishing her NCAA career swimming for coach Eddie Reese
's Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team from 1991 to 1992.
She was inducted into the UT Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.
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...
who won two silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
: in the 100m
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke
The finals of the Women's 100 metres Backstroke event for the 1996 Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 22, 1996.-Final A: -Final B:-Qualifying heats:-See also:*1997 Women's World Championships 100m Backstroke...
and 200m Backstroke
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke
The finals of the Women's 200 metres Backstroke event for the 1996 Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 25, 1996.-Final A:-Final B:-Qualifying heats:-See also:*1997 Women's World Championships 200m Backstroke...
, and a gold medal in the 4x100 metre medley relay
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay
The final of the Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay event for the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday July 24, 1996.-Final:-Non-Qualifiers:-See also:*1997 Women's World Championships 4x100m Medley...
.
Hedgepeth was born in Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
.
She was a three-time NCAA champion and received twenty-one All-American at the University of Texas, and also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...
in Seoul, South Korea. Hedgepeth retired after the Atlanta Games, and became a swimming coach in Austin with Longhorn Aquatics. She currently (as of 2011) is the Masters Coach at the same program.
Whitney reached the Olympic level as a swimmer for the Virginia Association for Competitive Swimming (VACS) under coach Dudley Duncan. Many Virginia Swimming LSC Records remain hers, over two decades later.
Education
Hedgepeth initially attended the University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, where she competed for coach Randy Reese
Randy Reese
Randy Reese is an American college and Olympic swimming coach. Reese is best known for coaching the Florida Gators swimming and diving teams to four national championships, and coaching the winners of eighteen Olympic gold, eight silver and eight bronze medals...
's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in 1989 and 1990, before transferring to the University of Texas in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, and finishing her NCAA career swimming for coach Eddie Reese
Eddie Reese
Edwin Charles "Eddie" Reese is an American college and Olympic swimming coach and former college swimmer. Reese has been the head coach of the Texas Longhorns men's swimming and diving team that represents the University of Texas in Austin, Texas since 1978, and previously served as the men's...
's Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team from 1991 to 1992.
She was inducted into the UT Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.