16 Facts About Shannon Vreeland

Shannon Vreeland was born on November 15,1991 and is an American former competition swimmer specializing in freestyle and Olympic gold medallist.

Shannon Vreeland retired after the 2016 Olympic Trials and began attending law school at Vanderbilt University in the fall of 2016.

Shannon Vreeland was born in St Louis, Missouri to Connie and Daniel Shannon Vreeland, and has a twin sister, Michelle.

Shannon Vreeland grew up in Overland Park, Kansas, and attended Blue Valley West High School, graduating in 2010.

Shannon Vreeland attended the University of Georgia, majoring in international affairs and economics, and graduated Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Beta Kappa.

Shannon Vreeland has been a member of three of the Bulldogs' NCAA national champion relay teams in the 4x200-yard relay event and one national champion relay team in the 4x100 freestyle relay, along with the NCAA team titles in 2013 and 2014.

Shannon Vreeland earned NCAA All American honors 17 times throughout her college career.

Shannon Vreeland placed thirteenth overall in the 100-meter freestyle race with a time of 54.87 seconds.

Shannon Vreeland earned a gold medal as a member of the winning US relay team in the relay, together with Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt.

Shannon Vreeland ended her meet by swimming the freestyle leg in the morning heats of the 4x100-meter medley relay.

Shannon Vreeland received a gold medal when the finals lineup of Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Vollmer, and Romano won.

Shannon Vreeland won a medal of each color at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships in Gold Coast, Australia.

Shannon Vreeland earned a bronze medal in the individual 200-meter freestyle with a 1:57.38, out-touching fourth-place finisher Melanie Schlanger by one-hundredth of a second.

Alongside Simone Manuel, Missy Franklin, and Abbey Weitzeil, Shannon Vreeland earned a silver medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.

Additionally, Shannon Vreeland earned a gold medal leading off the 4x200-meter freestyle relay.

Since she didn't qualify for the Olympic team, Shannon Vreeland decided to retire and prepare for law school in the coming fall.