Laura Walker (swimmer)
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| Full name | Laura Anne Walker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 1, 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Concordia-Pleasant Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laura Anne Walker (born July 1, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
Walker was a member of the third-place United States women's relay team that won the bronze medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Her winning teammates included Mary Wayte, Dara Torres and Mitzi Kremer.[2]
Walker accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the
All-American honors.[3]
Walker graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in health science education in 1994.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Olympians
References
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Laura Walker. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c Florida Swimming & Diving 2011–12 Media Supplement Archived 2013-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 61, 62, 67, 75–76, 79 (2011). Retrieved April 10, 2012.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laura Walker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- Laura Walker – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 10, 2007)
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