1. Summer Elizabeth Sanders was born on October 13,1972 and is an American sports commentator, reporter, television personality, actress, former competition swimmer and Olympic champion from 1992.
17 Facts About Summer Sanders
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At age 15, Summer Sanders drew real attention from the swimming world when she barely missed earning a spot on the 1988 Olympic Team, finishing third in the 200-meter individual medley.
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In 1991, Summer Sanders enrolled at Stanford University to swim under Hall of Fame coach Richard Quick.
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Summer Sanders won back-to-back NCAA Swimmer of the Year titles and helped her Cardinal team win the 1992 NCAA National Championships.
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Summer Sanders won three medals at the 1991 World Championships in Perth, Australia, taking gold in the 200-meter butterfly, silver in the 200-meter individual medley, and bronze in the 400-meter individual medley.
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Summer Sanders then became the first American woman since Hall of Famer Shirley Babashoff to qualify for four individual events at one Olympiad at the 1992 Olympic Trials.
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Summer Sanders acted as an Olympic analyst and host for NBC during the 1996,2000,2002 and 2010 Olympic Games, being a Today Show special contributor from 2000 to 2004 and contributed to the network's coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City as an on-site reporter.
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Summer Sanders was the host of Scholastic at the Olympic Games on MSNBC in 2000.
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Summer Sanders spent eight years co-hosting NBA Inside Stuff with Ahmad Rashad, being a sideline reporter for the WNBA and a feature correspondent for NBA on NBC from 2000 to 2002.
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Summer Sanders covered tennis as a reporter for United States's coverage of the US Open in 2000 and 2001, and was co-host of CBS' coverage of "Arthur Ashe Kid's Day" at the Open from 2000 to 2006.
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Summer Sanders has appeared in many programs as correspondent, co-host, and host.
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Summer Sanders co-hosted the Fox celebrity reality series Skating With Celebrities in 2006.
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Summer Sanders worked as a general correspondent for Good Morning America and Rachael Ray.
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Summer Sanders appeared on the third season of Celebrity Apprentice, and competed for charity.
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Summer Sanders has appeared as an actress in two films: Jerry Maguire, in which she played herself, and Broken Record.
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On July 4,1997, Summer Sanders married Olympic swimmer Mark Henderson.
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Summer Sanders is a noted fan of the NFL's Buffalo Bills; her husband is a native Western New Yorker whose cousin Todd Schlopy briefly played for the Bills in 1987.