Courtney Amanda Shealy (born December 12, 1977), from Irmo, South Carolina,[1] later known by her married name Courtney Hart, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. Shealy swam the third leg of the world record-breaking women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay team that won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2] Her winning teammates were Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Amy Van Dyken. At the same Olympics, she swam in the qualifying heats of the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, and earned a gold medal for doing so. Since 2009, Courtney has been the head coach of the swimming program at Georgia Tech.
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Full name | Courtney Amanda Shealy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | December 12, 1977||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 159 lb (72 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Athens Bulldog Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ South Carolina Sports Legends - Ernie Trubiano - Google Books Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "ESPN Sydney Swimming". Retrieved March 13, 2009.
External links
edit- USA Swimming Biography Archived October 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine