Wendy Boglioli
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| Women's swimming | ||
Competitor for the  United States |
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| Gold | Montreal 1976 | 4x100 m freestyle relay |
| Bronze | Montreal 1976 | 100 m butterfly |
Wendy Lansbach Boglioli (born March 6, 1955) is a former Olympic swimmer and swimming coach from the United States, who later became a motivational speaker. She grew up in Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin.[1]
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[edit] 1976 Montréal Olympics
She is best known for winning the gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay in world record time at the 1976 Montréal Olympics with teammates Shirley Babashoff, Kim Peyton, and Jill Sterkel. The gold was particularly crucial to the U.S. women's team as it was the only gold medal awarded to them during the games.
[edit] Post-Olympic career
Wendy served as assistant coach of the Yale University Swim Team together with her husband Bernie Boglioli, before embarking on a career as a motivational speaker and spokesperson.
Wendy Boglioli began competitive track cycling at the age of 40. She competed in the 1995 and 1996 U.S. Masters Track Cycling National Championship where she earned a total of 8 Gold Medals.(USA Masters Track Cycling, USCF). She also competed in the Senior National Track Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1996.(USCF)
In 1997, she entered the long-term care insurance field, and currently serves as national spokeswoman for Genworth Financial's Long Term Care Division. Her trademarked In the Arms of Women initiative is the first of its kind in the industry to recognize the distinctive needs of women clients. She continues to address the long term care needs of families focusing both on becoming Financially Sound and Physically Strong throughout life.
Wendy travels throughout the country giving motivational speeches to both corporations and social groups entitled "Finding the Champion Within".
Her passion for swimming continues to expand working with triathletes in the pool on a one on one basis. In 2008, she appeared in a BBC-produced documentary (airing on PBS) titled "Doping for Gold" which later was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Documentary category [2][3]
Together with her husband of thirty-three years, Wendy resides outside of Seattle, Washington, and has three children and one grandchild. In 2004, Wendy was honored as a Distinguished Alumna of Monmouth University.[4] She was also inducted into Monmouth University's Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 [5]
[edit] References
- ^ STATE BY STATE; In Wisconsin's North Woods Towns, The '88 Campaign Is Hardly Remote; R. W. APPLE JR., New York Times; October 1, 1988, Retrieved November 25, 2007
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- ^ Monmouth University - About
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- 1955 births
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- American swimmers
- Monmouth University alumni
- College swimmers in the United States
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- American swimming coaches
- College swimming coaches in the United States
- People from Vilas County, Wisconsin
- Yale Bulldogs coaches
- Former world record holders in swimming
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Female freestyle swimmers
