- Whitney Myers
Whitney Myers (born
September 8 ,1984 inOxford, Ohio ) is an American swimmer. She swims for Tucson Ford Dealer Aquatics, in Tucson, Az. She also swam for the University of Arizona. She won a gold metal at the 2006 Pan-Pacific championships in Victoria,Canada , in the 200 meterindividual medley , just out-touching team-mateKatie Hoff .She is featured on the cover of the March 2007 issue of
Swimming World Magazine .She swam for Ursuline Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio for her high school career
"Whitney Myers, a record-setting swimmer and diver at The University of Arizona, was named the NCAA Woman of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding female student-athletes who have excelled in athletics, academics, leadership and service. Myers was selected from 128 nominees representing all three NCAA divisions. Myers is a 14-time record-holder at Arizona, earning her the 2006 Pac-10 Swimmer of the Year award. She was the 2007 NCAA Champion in the 200 individual medley (1:54.89), and tallied a total of six first team All-American honors at the championships. Myers has been on the dean’s list every semester and volunteers with local Girl Scout troops and in elementary schools."-University of Arizona (2007)
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* [http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopModules/BioViewManaged.aspx?personid=b6cedab3-2b92-4043-a9d1-63374837ac26&TabId=388&Mid=597 USA Swimming Bio Page]
Whitney's first attempt at reaching the Olympics was in 2000 when she was a Freshman in High School
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