Misty Dawn Marie Hyman was born on March 23,1979 and is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder.
13 Facts About Misty Hyman
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Misty Hyman competed as a member of the US Finswimming Team at the 8th World Championship held in Hungary during August 1996.
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Misty Hyman was only expected to contend for silver in women's 200-meter butterfly on the night of September 20,2000, as Australian Susie O'Neill was expected to repeat her title.
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Misty Hyman was so shocked that she looked at the scoreboard three times just to make sure that she had won.
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Misty Hyman's victory was largely credited to her expert use of the very difficult fish kick on turns.
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Also in 2000, Misty Hyman was ranked 35th in the world in the 50-meter butterfly, twelfth in the 100-meter butterfly, and second in the 200-meter butterfly.
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Misty Hyman graduated from Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Misty Hyman attended Stanford University, under Hall of Fame Coach Richard Quick where she swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team with Jessica Foschi.
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Misty Hyman graduated from Stanford in 2002 and earned an MBA in Hospitality at Les Roches University in Switzerland.
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In 2009, Misty Hyman returned to Shadow Mountain High School and was appointed the Head Swim Coach.
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Misty Hyman was not there to see her swim, but her performance in the "golden" swim is among his biggest accomplishments.
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On November 19,2009, it was announced that Misty Hyman would be teaching private swim instructions as a part of the fitness team at the Sanctuary on Camelback Resort.
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In 2015, Misty Hyman was named an assistant coach at Arizona State University's swimming and diving team.