Height: 5-11 (180.3 cm)
Birthplace: Huntsville, Ala.
High School: Huntsville HS '01
College: Auburn '05
Coached By: Sean Hutchison

Fast Facts

Two-time Olympian (2008, 2004)

Career Highlights

Three-time Olympic medalist at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (silver in 200m backstroke, silver in 400m medley relay, bronze in 100m backstroke)...Finalist in the 200m back at the 2004 Olympic Games, finishing fifth...double silver medalist in the 200m back at the 2003 and 2005 World Championships...won her first U.S. national title in the 200m back at the 2005 World Championship Trials....won the 200m back at the 2002 Pan Pacifics.

Olympic History: 2008: Silver, 400m MR; Silver, 200m BK; Bronze, 100m BK ... 2004: 5, 200m BK
World Champs History: 2005: Silver, 200m BK...2003: Gold, 800m FR-R(pr); Silver, 200m BK...2007: Gold, 200m BK(AR)/800m FR-R(pr); 11, 50m BK
Pan Pacs History: 2006: Silver, 200m BK; 6, 100m BK...2002: Gold, 200m BK
SC Worlds History: 2006: Gold, 200m BK; Silver, 400m MR; Bronze, 800m FR-R(pr); t4, 400m FR-R; 6, 100m BK...2004: Gold, 200m BK; Silver, 400m MR(pr)
Duel in the Pool History: 2005: Gold, 200m BK; Silver, 100m BK; 6, 200m FL...2003: Gold, 200m BK; Bronze, 100m BK
2007 World Rankings: 2nd, 200m back; 7th, 100m back; 20th, 50m back; 26th, 50m fly; 23rd, 100m fly; 48th, 200m free; 76th, 50m free
2006 World Rankings: 67th, 200m free; 27th, 100m back; 3rd, 200m back; 38th, 100m fly; 66th, 200m fly
2005 World Rankings: 91st, 200m free; 16th, 100m back; 2nd, 200m back; 41st, 100m fly; 66th, 200m fly
National Titles: 200m Back (2): '06 SUM, '05 SPG

Records

Former WR holder in 800m FR-R (SCM) (Prelim), set at 2006 SC World Champs...holds WR in 400m MED-R (SCM), set at 2006 SC World Champs...holds AR in 200m BK, set at 2007 World Championships

Additional Honors

National Teams: Five-time National A Team (2002-06)...1998 National Junior Team
All-Star Team: Four-time (2003-06)
Collegiate: Six-time NCAA Champion...SEC and NCAA record holder, 22-time All-American
High School: Eight-time state champion...1999 Scholastic All-American

Personal

Parents: Hans and Elizabeth...father is an engineer, and mother is a salesperson...stepfather is Win Livingston, and he is a lawyer...stepmother is Billie
Sibling(s): Older sister (Martha) ran track at both the University of Alabama and University of
North Carolina
Notable Relative(s): Grandfather (Helmut Hoelzer) invented the analog computer during World War II
Future Professional Aspirations: Work with abused children...is currently pursuing a masters degree in sociology at Auburn
Sports Played Before Swimming: Soccer, gymnastics, track, softball
Nickname(s): "Marge"...nicknamed Marge because "that's what everyone came up with"
Hobbies Outside the Pool: Reading, sleeping
Ultimate Way to Relax: Sleep, lay around, take a bath
Most Influential Person: Mother..."She's my role model and friend."
Sponsor(s): Speedo
Training Stats: Swims more than 10,000 meters/yards per day, five-six hours a day, six days a week
Favorites: Loves traveling in general...international destination: Europe...summer activity: sleeping, reading...movie: "Robin Hood" and "Spartacus"...TV show: "Nip/Tuck," "Grey's Anatomy," "America's Next Top Model"

Olympic Experience

2-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (2 silver, 1 bronze)

Olympic Games Beijing 2008, silver (200m Backstroke - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), bronze (100m Backstroke - Women)
Olympic Games Athens 2004, 5th (200m Backstroke - Women)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2008 – gold (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women), bronze (200m Backstroke (SC) - Women), 4th (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women), 5th (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women), 6th (100m Backstroke (SC) - Women), 14th (50m Backstroke (SC) - Women, 50m Butterfly (SC) - Women), 16th (100m Butterfly (SC) - Women)
Years of participation: 100m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2004, 2006, 2008; 100m Butterfly (SC) - Women 2008; 200m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2004, 2006, 2008; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2006, 2008; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2004, 2006, 2008; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2006, 2008; 50m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2004, 2006, 2008; 50m Butterfly (SC) - Women 2008; 200m Backstroke - Women 2003, 2005, 2007; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women 2003, 2007; 50m Backstroke - Women 2003, 2005, 2007
Medals: 12 (6 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)

Gold – 2008 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2007 (200m Backstroke - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2006 (200m Backstroke (SC) - Women); 2004 (200m Backstroke (SC) - Women); 2003 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women)
Silver – 2006 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2005 (200m Backstroke - Women); 2004 (4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women); 2003 (200m Backstroke - Women)
Bronze – 2008 (200m Backstroke (SC) - Women); 2006 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women)

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