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Daughter of Margrid Thompson...Has three siblings...Honed her swimming abilities as a member of the Seacoast Swimming Association...Was the youngest U.S. swimmer to win a gold medal at age 14 during the Olympic Games Barcelona 1992...Attended Stanford University on scholarship and majored in human biology...Was a 15-time world record holder...Most decorated U.S. Olympic female swimmer in history...Graduated from Columbia University’s College and Physicians and Surgeons...Practices medicine as a physician and specializes as a pediatric anesthesiologist.

Olympic Experience

4-time Olympian; 12-time Olympic medalist (8 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

Olympic Games Athens 2004, silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), 5th (100m Butterfly - Women), 7th (50m Freestyle - Women)
Olympic Games Sydney 2000, gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women), bronze (100m Freestyle - Women), 5th (100m Butterfly - Women)
Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women)
Olympic Games Barcelona 1992, gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), silver (100m Freestyle - Women), 5th (50m Freestyle - Women), 17th (200m Freestyle - Women)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2004 – gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 50m Butterfly (SC) - Women), silver (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women), bronze (100m Butterfly (SC) - Women), 7th (50m Freestyle (SC) - Women)
Years of participation: 100m Butterfly (SC) - Women 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2004; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 1997, 2000, 2004; 50m Butterfly (SC) - Women 1999, 2000, 2004; 50m Freestyle (SC) - Women 1997, 1999, 2004; 100m Butterfly - Women 1994, 1998, 2003; 100m Freestyle - Women 1994, 1998, 2003; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women 1994, 1998, 2003; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women 1994, 1998, 2003; 50m Butterfly - Women 2003; 50m Freestyle - Women 1998, 2003; 100m Freestyle (SC) - Women 1997, 1999, 2000; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2000; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women 1994, 1998
Medals: 30 (15 gold, 11 silver, 4 bronze)

Gold – 2004 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 50m Butterfly (SC) - Women); 2003 (100m Butterfly - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2000 (100m Butterfly (SC) - Women, 50m Butterfly (SC) - Women); 1999 (100m Butterfly (SC) - Women, 100m Freestyle (SC) - Women, 50m Butterfly (SC) - Women); 1998 (100m Butterfly - Women, 100m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women); 1997 (100m Butterfly (SC) - Women, 100m Freestyle (SC) - Women)
Silver – 2004 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2003 (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 50m Butterfly - Women); 2000 (100m Freestyle (SC) - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women); 1999 (50m Freestyle (SC) - Women); 1998 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women); 1997 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women, 50m Freestyle (SC) - Women); 1994 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women)
Bronze – 2004 (100m Butterfly (SC) - Women); 2003 (100m Freestyle - Women); 2000 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 1994 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women)

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