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{{MedalGold | [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] | [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4 × 100 m medley]]}}
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'''Faith Elizabeth Mitchell''' (born January 15, 1966) is an American former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who was a world record-holder, world champion, and Olympic silver medalist. She also was a member of the United States' 1994 Rowing World Championship team.<ref name=athleticmanagement2008>"[http://www.athleticmanagement.com/2008/10/29/qa_with_betsy_mitchell/index.php Q&A with Betsy Mitchell]," AthleticManagement.com (October/November 2008). Retrieved November 14, 2012.</ref>
'''Betsy Mitchell''' (born January 15, 1966) is an American competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who was a world record-holder, world champion, and Olympic gold and silver medalist. She also was a member of the United States' 1994 Rowing World Championship team.<ref name=athleticmanagement2008>"[http://www.athleticmanagement.com/2008/10/29/qa_with_betsy_mitchell/index.php Q&A with Betsy Mitchell]," AthleticManagement.com (October/November 2008). Retrieved November 14, 2012.</ref>


Mitchell began competitive swimming at age 5. She competed for [[Mercersburg Academy]] in [[Mercersburg, Pennsylvania]] during her high school years.
Mitchell began competitive swimming at age 5. She competed for [[Mercersburg Academy]] in [[Mercersburg, Pennsylvania]] during her high school years, graduating in 1983. Following high school, she attended the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] and competed for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels]] swimming and diving team during her freshman year, the 1983-84 NCAA season.


Mitchell represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games. At the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles, California, she won a silver medal for her second-place performance in the [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|women's 100-meter backstroke]], finishing with a time of 1:02.63. She also earned a gold medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|women's 4x100-meter medley relay]].<ref name=sroprofile>Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/betsy-mitchell-1.html Betsy Mitchell]. Retrieved November 14, 2012.</ref>
Mitchell represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games. At the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles, California, she won a silver medal for her second-place performance in the [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|women's 100-meter backstroke]], finishing with a time of 1:02.63. She also earned a gold medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|women's 4x100-meter medley relay]].<ref name=sroprofile>Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/betsy-mitchell-1.html Betsy Mitchell]. Retrieved November 14, 2012.</ref>


After the 1984 Olympics, she initially attended the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] and competed for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels]] swimming and diving team during her freshman year. She then transferred to the [[University of Texas at Austin]], and swam for the [[Texas Longhorns swimming and diving]] team from 1986 to 1988. She won nine NCAA titles, and was a member of the Lady Longhorns NCAA national championship teams in 1987 and 1988. Mitchell received the [[Honda Sports Award]] for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year in 1987–88.<ref>Collegiate Women Sports Awards, [http://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/swimdive Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving]. Retrieved December 3, 2014.</ref> She was inducted into the Texas Longhorns Hall of Honor in 2000.<ref>TexasSports.com, Hall of Honor, [http://www.texassports.com/genrel/mitchell_betsy00.html Betsy Mitchell]. Retrieved November 14, 2012.</ref>
After the 1984 Olympics, Mitchell transferred to the [[University of Texas at Austin]], and swam for the [[Texas Longhorns swimming and diving]] team from 1985 to 1988. She won nine NCAA titles, and was a member of the Longhorns NCAA national championship teams in 1986, 1987 and 1988. Mitchell received the [[Honda Broderick Sport Award]] for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year in 1987–88.<ref>Collegiate Women Sports Awards, [http://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/swimdive Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving]. Retrieved December 3, 2014.</ref> She was inducted into the Texas Longhorns Hall of Honor in 2000.<ref>TexasSports.com, Hall of Honor, [http://www.texassports.com/genrel/mitchell_betsy00.html Betsy Mitchell]. Retrieved November 14, 2012.</ref>


She set a women's world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the 1986 World Championship Trials. The record stood for five years. ''[[Swimming World Magazine]]'' named her as its [[Swimming World Swimmers of the Year#American Swimmers of the Year|American Female Swimmer of the Year]] in 1986.
She set an American and world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the 1986 World Championship Trials. The world record stood for five years. The American record stood for 19 years. ''[[Swimming World Magazine]]'' named her as its [[Swimming World Swimmers of the Year#American Swimmers of the Year|American Female Swimmer of the Year]] in 1986.


She again competed at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in Seoul, South Korea. She received a silver medal for swimming the backstroke leg for the second-place U.S. team in the [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|women's 4x100-meter medley relay]] in the preliminary heats. Individually, she also swam in the final of the [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|women's 100-meter backstroke]], finishing fourth in the final with a time of 1:02.71.<ref name=sroprofile/>
She again competed at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in Seoul, South Korea. She received a silver medal for swimming the backstroke leg for the second-place U.S. team in the [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|women's 4x100-meter medley relay]] in the preliminary heats. Individually, she also swam in the final of the [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|women's 100-meter backstroke]], finishing fourth in the final with a time of 1:02.71.<ref name=sroprofile/>
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She was inducted into the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1998.<ref>International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, [http://www.ishof.org/honorees/98/98bmitchell.html Betsy Mitchell (USA)]. Retrieved November 14, 2012.</ref>
She was inducted into the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1998.<ref>International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, [http://www.ishof.org/honorees/98/98bmitchell.html Betsy Mitchell (USA)]. Retrieved November 14, 2012.</ref>


Mitchell previously served as the Director of Athletics & Recreation at [[Allegheny College]] in Meadville, Pennsylvania.<ref name=athleticmanagement2008/> She resigned in March 2011, and is currently the Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation at the [[California Institute of Technology]] in Pasadena, California. Because of Mitchell's self-reporting of previously undisclosed NCAA rules violations, Caltech's athletics department was punished on July 12, 2012.<ref>Bill Plaschke, "[http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/la-sp-plaschke-cal-tech-20120715,0,4824374,full.column Caltech is on NCAA probation. No, really]," ''Los Angeles Times'' (July 15, 2012). Retrieved November 14, 2012.</ref>
Mitchell started her career as the women's swimming coach at Dartmouth College from 1990-1996. She then served from 1997-2003 as Director of Athletics at Laurel School for Girls in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Mitchell was then the Director of Athletics & Recreation at [[Allegheny College]] in Meadville, Pennsylvania from 2005-2011.<ref name=athleticmanagement2008/> She is currently the Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation at the [[California Institute of Technology]] in Pasadena, California.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 05:25, 21 July 2015

Betsy Mitchell
Personal information
Full nameBetsy Mitchell
Nickname"Betsy"
National team United States
Born (1966-01-15) January 15, 1966 (age 58)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
College teamUniversity of North Carolina
University of Texas
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 4 × 100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 4 × 100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m medley

Betsy Mitchell (born January 15, 1966) is an American competition swimmer who was a world record-holder, world champion, and Olympic gold and silver medalist. She also was a member of the United States' 1994 Rowing World Championship team.[1]

Mitchell began competitive swimming at age 5. She competed for Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania during her high school years, graduating in 1983. Following high school, she attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and competed for the North Carolina Tar Heels swimming and diving team during her freshman year, the 1983-84 NCAA season.

Mitchell represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, she won a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 100-meter backstroke, finishing with a time of 1:02.63. She also earned a gold medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4x100-meter medley relay.[2]

After the 1984 Olympics, Mitchell transferred to the University of Texas at Austin, and swam for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team from 1985 to 1988. She won nine NCAA titles, and was a member of the Longhorns NCAA national championship teams in 1986, 1987 and 1988. Mitchell received the Honda Broderick Sport Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year in 1987–88.[3] She was inducted into the Texas Longhorns Hall of Honor in 2000.[4]

She set an American and world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the 1986 World Championship Trials. The world record stood for five years. The American record stood for 19 years. Swimming World Magazine named her as its American Female Swimmer of the Year in 1986.

She again competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She received a silver medal for swimming the backstroke leg for the second-place U.S. team in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay in the preliminary heats. Individually, she also swam in the final of the women's 100-meter backstroke, finishing fourth in the final with a time of 1:02.71.[2]

She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1998.[5]

Mitchell started her career as the women's swimming coach at Dartmouth College from 1990-1996. She then served from 1997-2003 as Director of Athletics at Laurel School for Girls in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Mitchell was then the Director of Athletics & Recreation at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania from 2005-2011.[1] She is currently the Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Q&A with Betsy Mitchell," AthleticManagement.com (October/November 2008). Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Betsy Mitchell. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  3. ^ Collegiate Women Sports Awards, Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  4. ^ TexasSports.com, Hall of Honor, Betsy Mitchell. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  5. ^ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Betsy Mitchell (USA). Retrieved November 14, 2012.


Records
Preceded by Women's 200-meter backstroke
world record-holder (long course)
June 27, 1986 – August 25, 1991 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Todays Top VI Award
Class of 1989
Dylann Duncan
Suzanne T. McConnell
Betsy Mitchell
Anthony P. Phillips
Thomas K. Schlesinger
Mark M. Stepnoski 		Succeeded by


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