Ashley Tappin
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Ashley Tappin
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| Full name | Ashley Tara Tappin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States |
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| Born | December 18, 1974 Marietta, Georgia |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stroke(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Florida University of Arizona |
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Ashley Tara Tappin (born December 18, 1974) is a former American college and international swimmer and three-time Olympic gold medalist.
Tappin was born in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta.[1]
Tappin competed at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, where she received a gold medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay for her participation in the qualifying heats but not in the final.[2][3]
At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, she received two gold medals in the 4x100-meter medley relay, and the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, again by participating in the heats only.[4][5]
Tappin attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition in 1993 and 1994.[6] She won an NCAA championship in the 4x100-meter medley relay with teammates Janie Wagstaff, Shannon Price and Nicole Haislett in 1994.[6] Subsequently, she transferred to the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, where she swam for the Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team, and won five more NCAA titles.
Tappin served as the head coach of the UNO Privateers swim team at the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana from 2004 to 2007. She is a veteran celebrity swimmer for Swim Across America (SAA), a charitable organization that raises funds for cancer research, and she has participated in three SAA events in Boston, Massachusetts.[7]
See also
- Arizona Wildcats
- Florida Gators
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of University of Florida Olympians
References
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Ashley Tappin. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ databaseOlympics.com, 1992 Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Swimming. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ datbaseOlympics.com, 2000 Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Swimming. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ a b Florida Swimming & Diving 2011–12 Media Supplement, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 61, 62, 67, 75–76, 79 (2011). Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ Swim Across America, Olympians, Ashley Tappin. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
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