- Wendy Boglioli
Wendy Lansbach Boglioli (born
March 6 ,1955 ) is a former Olympic swimmer and swimming coach from theUnited States , who later became an executive and motivational speaker. She grew up inLand O' Lakes, Wisconsin . [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7D61530F932A35753C1A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 STATE BY STATE; In Wisconsin's North Woods Towns, The '88 Campaign Is Hardly Remote] ; R. W. APPLE JR., "New York Times ";October 1 ,1988 , RetrievedNovember 25 2007 ]1976 Montréal Olympics
She is best known for winning the
bronze medal in the 100m butterfly and, together with teammatesShirley Babashoff ,Kim Peyton , andJill Sterkel , thegold medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the1976 Montréal Olympics . The gold was particularly crucial to the U.S. women's team as it was the only gold medal awarded to them during the games.Post-Olympic career
Wendy served as co-head coach of the
Yale University Swim Team together with her husbandBernie Boglioli , before embarking on a career as a motivational speaker and spokesperson.In 1997, she entered the
long-term care insurance field, and currently serves as national spokeswoman forGenworth Financial 's Long Term Care Division. Her "In the Arms of Women" initiative is the first of its kind in the industry to recognize the distinctive needs of women clients.Together with her husband of thirty years, Wendy resides outside of
Seattle, Washington , and has three children and one grandchild. In 2004, Wendy was honored as a Distinguished Alumna ofMonmouth University [ [http://www.monmouth.edu/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=2610&strBack=%2Fnews%2Fnews_archive.asp Monmouth University - About ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.wendyboglioli.com/ Wendy Boglioli's web site]
* [http://www.thecrimson.com/printerfriendly.aspx?ref=241846 Harvard Crimson article on Boglioli]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=SWI Olympic medal count database]
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