Andy Potts
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| Born | December 28, 1976 Hershey, Pennsylvania |
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| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Robert Potts (born December 28, 1976 in Hershey, Pennsylvania) is a triathlete from the United States.[1] He competed in triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics and is the 2007 Ironman 70.3 World Champion.[2][3] Prior to triathlon, Potts was a swimmer where he won the bronze medal in the men's 400m individual medley at the 1995 Summer Universiade[4] and earned a spot on the USA Swimming national team where he would place fourth at the 1996 Olympic Trials in the 400 IM.[5]
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[edit] Career
Potts Graduated from the University of Michigan in 2000 with a B.A. in English and a secondary teaching certificate. At Michigan, he swam for the University of Michigan swim team from 1995–1999, serving as team captain for the 1998–99 season. Potts was a six-time NCAA All-American swimmer while at Michigan and a two-time Big 10 individual champion. He was also a member of the Michigan track team in 1999–2000.[6]
Potts began competing as a professional triathlete in 2003 and was named USA Triathlon Rookie of the Year. He was also the only athlete to break into the Top 100 World Rankings as a rookie.[7] Potts competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics after only participating in the sport of triathlon for 22 months.[8] He placed twenty-second with a total time of 1:55:36.47.[2] In 2005 and 2006, Potts competed in a variety ITU Triathlon World Cup races, accumulating a number of top three podium finishes and finished out the 2006 year ranked third in the world.[9][10]
In 2007, Potts won the triathlon event at the 2007 Pan American Games.[11] Later that year, Potts would win the 2007 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Clearwater, Florida, with a time of 3:42:33.[12] On June 27, 2010, Potts captured his first career Ironman Triathlon win in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with a winning time of 8:24:40.[13] His best finish at the Ironman World Championship is a 7th place finish at the 2009 Championships.[14]
Throughout his triathlon career, Potts has posted numerous first place results in a variety of high profile races.[15]
[edit] Personal
While attending school at Michigan, Potts met his future wife, Lisa Simes, who was a member of the University of Michigan gymnastics teams. Simes was an acrobat for the Cirque du Soleil show, O, in Las Vegas.[16] The two married on June 30, 2004. They have a son, Boston Thomas Potts.
[edit] References
- ^ Cohen, Arianne (20 September 2008). "The Making of an Olympian". Popular Science. http://www.popsci.com/entertainment-gaming/article/2008-07/making-olympian. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Triathlon - Men Results". Yahoo!. http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/triathlon/results. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "World Championship 70.3 2007 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. http://ironman.com/events/ironman70.3/worldchampionship70.3/?show=tracker&race=worldchampionship70.3&year=2007. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "400-Meter Individual Medley Results". HickokSports.com. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/univmswim.shtml#400im. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Andy Potts gets a second chance". Slowtwitch.com. 17 June 2003. http://www.slowtwitch.com/headings/regions/usa2.html. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Rohan, Tim (23 June 2011). "Swimmer diversifies into Olympic triathlete". Philly.com. http://articles.philly.com/2011-06-23/sports/29695047_1_andy-potts-philadelphia-insurance-triathlon-triathlete. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Andy Potts Bio". NBC Universal. http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=98/bio/index.html. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Rohan, Tom (29 June 2011). "Potts found new adventure in triathlon competition". Standard-Examiner. http://www.standard.net/topics/sports/2011/06/29/potts-found-new-adventure-triathlon-competition. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Andy Potts Results". International Triathlon Union. http://www.triathlon.org/athletes/results/andy_potts/17/. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Andy Potts Bio". International Triathlon Union. http://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/andy_potts/. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Davies, Gareth (15 July 2007). "Potts wins PanAm Games". International Triathlon Union. http://www.triathlon.org/news/article/potts_wins_panam_games/. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "World Championship 70.3". World Triathlon Corporation. http://www.ironmanlive.com/events/ironman70.3/worldchampionship70.3/?show=leaderboard&y=2007.
- ^ "Ironman Coeur d'Alene Results Book". Ironman Coeur d'Alene. http://c28908.r8.cf1.rackcdn.com/2010/12/2010-CDA-Results-Book.pdf. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "World Championship 2008 Results". World Triathlon Corporation. http://ironman.com/events/ironman/worldchampionship/?show=raceresults&year=2008&format=htm. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Barber, Jennifer Ward (8 September 2011). "Vegas Cheat Sheet". LAVA. http://lavamagazine.com/racing/vegas-cheat-sheet/. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Artist Information: Lisa Simes". Cirque Tribune. http://www.cirquetribune.com/database/artist.php?id=342. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
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