TGOW Podcast #51_ Dana Vollmer, 7x Olympic Medalist in Swimming
- 3 years ago
Dana was raised in Granbury, Texas and found great swimming success at a young age under Coach Ron Forrest at the Fort Worth Area Swim Team. At 12 years old she was the youngest swimmer competing at the 2000 US Olympic Trials. In college, under Coach Teri McKeever, Dana won four national titles and played a key role in bringing the University of California Golden Bears their first NCAA national team title in women’s swimming.
Dana’s Olympic career started in 2004 at the Athens Olympics where she won gold as part of the World Record setting 4×200 Meter Freestyle Relay. After a heartbreaking miss of the national team in 2008, she came back in 2012 and won three gold medals while setting two World Records at the London Olympics. Her World Record in the individual 100 Meter Butterfly of 55.98 seconds was the first time a woman swam the event under 56 seconds.
After having her first child in March of 2015, Dana returned to the pool and quickly regained her place among the top swimmers in the world. At the 2016 Rio Olympics she won bronze in the 100 Meter Butterfly, silver and an American Record in the 4×100 Meter Freestyle Relay, and gold in the 4×100 Meter Medley Relay. Her gold in 2016 is USA Swimming’s first-ever gold won by a mother.
Dana is one of the most gold-medaled female USA Olympians of all-time, currently ranked fourth. Throughout her incredible accomplishments she has endured setbacks, injuries, and seven weeks of bedrest during her pregnancy. She draws from these experiences for her own inspiration and also uses them to help motivate others.
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Subtitles: Lauren Brown
Dana’s Olympic career started in 2004 at the Athens Olympics where she won gold as part of the World Record setting 4×200 Meter Freestyle Relay. After a heartbreaking miss of the national team in 2008, she came back in 2012 and won three gold medals while setting two World Records at the London Olympics. Her World Record in the individual 100 Meter Butterfly of 55.98 seconds was the first time a woman swam the event under 56 seconds.
After having her first child in March of 2015, Dana returned to the pool and quickly regained her place among the top swimmers in the world. At the 2016 Rio Olympics she won bronze in the 100 Meter Butterfly, silver and an American Record in the 4×100 Meter Freestyle Relay, and gold in the 4×100 Meter Medley Relay. Her gold in 2016 is USA Swimming’s first-ever gold won by a mother.
Dana is one of the most gold-medaled female USA Olympians of all-time, currently ranked fourth. Throughout her incredible accomplishments she has endured setbacks, injuries, and seven weeks of bedrest during her pregnancy. She draws from these experiences for her own inspiration and also uses them to help motivate others.
Feel free to listen to the audio version of our podcast on the following platforms OR wherever you listen to your podcasts. The links are provided below:
Tune In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Health--Wellness-Podcasts/Traipsin-Global-on-Wheels-p1187480/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FbKg6aCOX5vyJQO8bvZSI
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/traipsin-global-on-wheels-podcast-hour/id1442124526?mt=2
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-338539130-852694220
Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ig2bgvvwehybf7mpcesmc7ol7ia
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/traipsin-global-on-wheels-podcast-hour
iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-traipsin-global-on-wheels-31154484/
Subtitles: Lauren Brown