Caitlin Leverenz
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| Nickname | Cay Cay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 26, 1991 Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke, individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | California Aquatics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caitlin Leverenz (born February 26, 1991) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in breaststroke and medley events. She won the bronze medal in the 200-meter individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Early years
Leverenz was born in Tucson, Arizona. She attended Sahuaro High School in Tucson and was a member of the Sahauro Cougars High School swim team. She was one of the top college swimming recruits in the nation as a high school senior. She also trained with and swam for the El Dorado Aquatics Club in Tucson.
College career
Leverenz received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of California, Berkeley, where she swam for coach Teri McKeever's California Golden Bears swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. At the NCAA national championships in 2011, she swam the breaststroke legs for the Golden Bears' winning relay teams in the 4x50-yard and 4x100-yard medley relay events; the Bears set a new American and NCAA record time of 1:35.03 in the 4x50 medley. At the 2012 NCAA national championships, she again was a member of the Bears' winning 4x50-yard and 4x100-yard medley relay teams, as well as winning individual national championships in the 200-yard individual medley and the 200-yard breaststroke events. She was a key contributor to the Golden Bears winning two NCAA national team championships in three years. She was the recipient of the Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of 2011–12.[1]
International career
Leverenz represented the United States in Brazil for the World Youth Championships and in the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool. She won the gold medal and broke the meet record in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2007 Pan American Games.[2][3] At the United States Swimming National Championships in 2007, she won the U.S. championship in the 400-meter individual medley.[3][4]
At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, she placed fourth in both the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medley. She also finished third in the 200-meter breaststroke, just missing out on making the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.
2012 Summer Olympic Games
At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Leverenz made the U.S. Olympic team by finishing first in the 200-meter individual medley and second in the 400-meter individual medley. She also competed in the 200-meter breaststroke, but finished in eighth place in the final.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she won her first Olympic medal, a bronze, in the finals of the 200-meter individual medley. She also competed in the 400-meter individual medley, where she tied for sixth in the finals.
See also
- California Golden Bears
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of United States records in swimming
- List of University of California, Berkeley alumni
References
- ^ Collegiate Women Sports Awards, Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ "Pierse swims to 2 silvers at Pan Am Games". CBC Sports. July 22, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
- ^ a b John Lohn (August 1, 2007). 15324.asp "USA Swimming Nationals: Caitlin Leverenz Wins Women's 400 individual medley". Swimming World. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Phelps back in grand style at US titles". People's Daily. August 3, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
- Ryan Rocker (August 8, 2007). "Tucson will be well represented at the 2008 Olympic Games". KVOA. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
- "Top Times Clocked at USA Swimming's Long Course Invitational". Swimming World. December 4, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
External links
- Caitlin Leverenz at World Aquatics
- Caitlin Leverenz at Olympics.com
- {{USA Swimming}} template missing ID.
- Caitlin Leverenz at Team USA (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Caitlin Leverenz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- Caitlin Leverenz – University of California athlete profile at CalBears.com
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- Living people
- 1991 births
- American Christians
- American female breaststroke swimmers
- American female medley swimmers
- California Golden Bears women's swimmers
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Sportspeople from Tucson, Arizona
- Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games