Dana Vollmer, 2013 World Championship Preview – Gold Medal Minute Video

 

Dana Vollmer, 4-time Olympic gold medalist, has had her ups and downs during her swimming career.  At the 2004 Athens Olympics, she netted a gold medal in world record time on Team USA’s 4×200 freestyle relay. She missed making the 2008 US Olympic Swimming Team, a terrible disappointment for a swimmer who, at the time, was so accomplished. By the 2012 US Olympic Swimming Trials, Vollmer back to form and better than ever, making the US Olympic Swimming Team is several events. At the 2012 London Olympic Games, she won gold in the 100-meter butterfly, 4×100-meter medley relay and 4×200-meter freestyle relay.

Vollmer has captured over of thirty medals in world-class competitions, from the Olympic Games, to the FINA World Championships, to the Pan Am Games and the Pan Pacific Championships.

Vollmer Personal Best Times via Wikipedia:

50 m butterfly 25.80 Charlotte May 12, 2012
100 m butterfly 55.98 London July 29, 2012 AMNRWR
200 m butterfly 2:09.86 Indianapolis March 31, 2012
50 m freestyle 25.09 Indianapolis March4, 2011
100 m freestyle 53.96 Irvine August 19, 2010
200 m freestyle 1:55.29 Rome July 28, 2009

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10 years ago

Dana is such an impressive woman – great leader, and person. Look forward to her positively impacting people for the rest of her life!

bobo gigi
10 years ago

Already a fantastic career for Miss Vollmer! She was incredibly strong last year and was well ahead of her opponents. And without a bad touch at the end of her 100 fly final in London, she would have swum a world record for ages, probably around 55.50. 55.98 is still impressive! A great relay swimmer too. She bears on her only shoulders for the last few years the women’s American butterfly which is overall pretty weak compared to the other strokes. She will still be very useful until 2016.

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bobo gigi
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10 years ago

Thank you for the answers!

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Gold Medal Mel Stewart

MEL STEWART Jr., aka Gold Medal Mel, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly. As a writer/producer and sports columnist, Mel has contributed to Yahoo Sports, Universal Sports, …

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