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| Full name | Misty Dawn Marie Hyman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States |
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| Stroke(s) | Butterfly and backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Arizona Desert Fox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 23, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mesa, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Misty Hyman (born March 23, 1979 in Mesa, Arizona) is a former American swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Career
Hyman was only expected to contend for silver on that night (September 20, 2000), as Australian Susie O'Neill was expected to repeat her title (O'Neill had been undefeated in the 200 fly for the previous 3-4 years; and was swimming in her home country). So shocked was Hyman over her gold, that witnesses heard Hyman yell, "Oh, my God!" at least eleven times in an aquatic centre that was stunned into silence over what had happened. In fact, she also looked at the scoreboard three times just to make sure that she had won.
Also in 2000, Hyman was ranked 35th in the world in the 50m fly, 12th in the 100m fly, and 2nd in the 200m fly. In 2002 she graduated from Stanford University. Hyman failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics after finishing a disappointing 8th place in the 200m fly at the USA Olympic Trials. She retired from the sport of swimming shortly after.
She swam at AFOX under head coach and swim improver Bob Gillett. He was not there to see her swim, however her performance in the "golden" swim is among his biggest accomplishments. In March 1996, she just missed making the USA Olympic team for the 1996 Games, finishing third at the USA Trials in both the 100 and 200 butterflies.
Misty Hyman attended Shadow Mountain High School under the tutelage of her coach Edwin Hsu, and later did her collegiate swimming at Stanford University. She earned the NCAA's Today's Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 2002. She is now the Swim Coach for the 2009-2010 Swim Season for Shadow Mountain High School.
In 1984, Hyman was diagnosed with asthma.
On September 16th, 2009, it was announced that Hyman would be teaching private swim instructions as a part of the fitness team at the Sanctuary on Camelback Resort[2][not in citation given] in her home state of Arizona in Paradise Valley. She will be working with people at all levels of performance ability.
References
- ^ John Eisenberg (September 21, 2000). "Hyman sinks favored O'Neill U.S. swimmer tops Aussie in butterfly; SUMMER OLYMPICS". The Sun. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/60862126.html?dids=60862126:60862126&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+21%2C+2000&author=John+Eisenberg&pub=The+Sun&desc=Hyman+sinks+favored+O'Neill+U.S.+swimmer+tops+Aussie+in+butterfly%3B+SUMMER+OLYMPICS&pqatl=google. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
- ^ Sanctuary on Camelback Resort
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Preceded by Limin Liu |
Women's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (short course) December 1, 1996 – March 28, 1997 |
Succeeded by Ayari Aoyama |
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