Whitney Hedgepeth
Whitney Lynn Hedgepeth (born March 19, 1971) is an American former competition swimmer who won a gold and two silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Hedgepeth was born in Charlottesville, Virginia.[1] She reached the Olympic level as a swimmer for the Virginia Association for Competitive Swimming (VACS) under coach Dudley Duncan. Many Virginia Swimming LSC Records remain hers, over two decades later.
Hedgepeth initially attended the
She competed in the
Hedgepeth retired from competition swimming after the Atlanta Games, and became a swimming coach with Longhorn Aquatics in Austin. Since 2005, she was the masters' coach of the Longhorn Aquatics program. In 2013, she was honored as the Speedo U.S. Masters Swimming Coach of the Year.
She was inducted into the University of Texas' Longhorns Hall of Honor in 2007.[9]
In 2010, Hedgepeth was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.[10]
Hedgepeth's daughter, Dakota Luther, swam at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, and placed 15th in the 200 m butterfly.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of University of Texas at Austin alumni
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
References
- ^ "Olympedia – Whitney Hedgepeth". Olympedia. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ 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, 64, 67, 69, 79 (2011). Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ a b 2009–10 Texas Swimming and Diving, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, pp. 66, 68–69, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83 (2009). Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, Women's 200 metres Individual Medley". Olympedia. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Olympedia. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, Women's 200 metres Backstroke". Olympedia. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics – Women's 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay". Olympedia. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ databaseOlympics, Athletes, Whitney Hedgepeth Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ TexasSports.com, Texas Longhorns Women's Hall of Honor, Whitney Hedgepeth. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, Inductees, Whitney Hedgepeth. Retrieved November 20, 2014.