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Melinda Copp

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Melinda Copp
Personal information
Full nameMelinda Copp
National teamCanada
Born (1962-07-07) July 7, 1962 (age 62)
London, Ontario
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubLondon Aquatic Club
College teamUniversity of Michigan

Melinda Copp (born July 7, 1962), later known by her married name Melinda Harrison, is a former competitive swimmer from Canada. A native of London, Ontario, she attended the University of Michigan where she was the women's captain of the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team.[1][2] She swam the backstroke and individual medley for Michigan, won four Big Ten Conference championships. She was also selected as an All-American swimmer in four events—the 100-yard backstroke, 400-yard individual medley, 200-yard individual medley, and as a member of the 400-yard medley relay team.[3]

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she became the first Michigan Wolverines women's varsity swimmer to compete in the Olympics, representing Canada in the 200-meter backstroke.[4] She was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 2006; she was the first woman swimmer to receive the honor.

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References

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  1. ^ Jim Gindin (February 1, 1985). "Women tankers call the Copp". The Michigan Daily. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Copp named swim captain". The Michigan Daily. March 30, 1983. p. 10.
  3. ^ Bruce Madej; Rob Toonkel; Mike Pearson; Greg Kinney (1997). Michigan: Champions of the West. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 187. ISBN 1571671153.
  4. ^ "Michigan the Olympics 1984 - Los Angeles". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
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  • Melinda Copp – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com