Dana Whitney Vollmer was born on November 13,1987 and is a former American competition swimmer, five-time Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder.
24 Facts About Dana Vollmer
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Dana Vollmer won three medals including a gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Dana Vollmer won a total of thirty two medals in major international competitions, including nineteen gold medals, eight silver, and five bronze, spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, the Pan American Games, the Pan Pacific Championships, and the Goodwill Games, making her one of the most decorated female Olympian in swimming discipline.
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Dana Vollmer was born in Syracuse, New York, and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex region in Granbury, Texas.
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In 2003, Dana Vollmer underwent heart surgery to correct a condition called supraventricular tachycardia, which produces a quickened pulse rate of about 240 beats per minute.
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Dana Vollmer's physicians recommended that she always have a defibrillator at the poolside whenever she swims in case of a heart emergency.
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Dana Vollmer first enrolled in the University of Florida, and swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team under coach Gregg Troy in 2006.
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Dana Vollmer earned 20 All-American honors as a Golden Bear swimmer, won individual NCAA championships in the 100-yard butterfly in 2007 and 100-yard and 200-yard freestyles in 2009, and led the Golden Bears to their first NCAA team championship in 2009.
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At the age of 12, Dana Vollmer was the youngest swimmer to compete at the 2000 US Olympic Trials, but did not qualify for the US Olympic team.
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Dana Vollmer was the youngest swimming competitor a year later at the 2001 Goodwill Games.
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Dana Vollmer just missed making the 2008 Olympic team, placing seventh at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in the 200-meter freestyle with 1:58.67,0.51 seconds behind the 6th-place finisher, 5th in the 100-meter butterfly with 58.64, and 9th in the 100-meter freestyle with 54.84,0.03 seconds behind 8th place qualifier Amanda Weir.
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On February 25,2009, Dana Vollmer set her first individual American record, breaking Natalie Coughlin's 200-yard freestyle record with a time of 1:41.53.
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At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Italy, Dana Vollmer won two medals, a silver and a bronze.
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At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Dana Vollmer won a total of three medals, two gold medals and one silver.
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Swimming the butterfly leg, Dana Vollmer had a split of 55.74.
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Swimming the butterfly leg, Dana Vollmer recorded a split time of 55.48, as the US team set a new world record with a time of 3:52.05, bettering the previous record of 3:52.19 set by China in 2009.
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On 13 April 2017 Dana Vollmer competed in the Women's 50 Free of the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series Indy while six months pregnant.
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Dana Vollmer participated in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics; time and placing was not important to her.
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Dana Vollmer announced by wearing a green TYR techsuit that her second child would be a boy.
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On July 4,2017 Dana Vollmer gave birth to their second child Ryker Alexander Grant.
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On July 30,2019, Dana Vollmer announced her retirement from competitive swimming, stating that her last swim would be the 100 meter butterfly at the 2019 Phillips 66 National Swimming Championships in Stanford, California.
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Dana Vollmer is an ambassador for the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women" program.
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Dana Vollmer is married to Andy Grant, a former swimmer for Stanford University.
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Andy and Dana Vollmer announced on January 13,2017, that they are expecting a second child due July 2017.