Whitney Myers
American former competition swimmer (born 1984)
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| Birth name | Whitney Myers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Whitney Myers Burnett | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1984-09-08) September 8, 1984 (age 39) Oxford, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Simon Burnett (2011–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley, butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | FAST Swim Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Whitney Myers Burnett (born September 8, 1984) is an American former competition swimmer. She swam for the University of Arizona. She won a gold medal at the 2006 Pan-Pacific championships in Victoria, British Columbia, in the 200-meter individual medley, just out-touching teammate Katie Hoff.
She was featured on the cover of the March 2007 issue of Swimming World Magazine.
She swam for Ursuline Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio, for her high school career
"Whitney Myers, a record-setting swimmer and diver at the University of Arizona, was named the NCAA Woman of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding female student-athletes who have excelled in athletics, academics, leadership and service. Myers was selected from 128 nominees representing all three NCAA divisions. Myers is a 14-time record-holder at Arizona, earning her the 2006 Pac-10 Swimmer of the Year award. She was the 2007 NCAA Champion in the 200 individual medley (1:54.89), and tallied a total of six first team All-American honors at the championships. Myers has been on the dean’s list every semester and volunteers with local Girl Scout troops and in elementary schools."-University of Arizona (2007)
See also
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
References
- ^ "World Championships: Montreal 2005 Results". fina.org. FINA. Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
External links
- Whitney Myers at World Aquatics
- Whitney Myers Burnett on Facebook
- Myers Swimming History
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World long-course champions in women's 4×200 m freestyle relay
- 1986:
Manuela Stellmach, Astrid Strauss, Nadja Bergknecht, Heike Friedrich (GDR) - 1991:
Kerstin Kielgass, Manuela Stellmach, Dagmar Hase, Stephanie Ortwig (GER) - 1994:
Le Ying, Yang Aihua, Zhou Guanbin, Lü Bin (CHN) - 1998: Franziska van Almsick, Dagmar Hase, Silvia Szalai, Kerstin Kielgass (GER)
- 2001:
Nicola Jackson, Janine Belton, Karen Legg, Karen Pickering (GBR) - 2003:
Lindsay Benko, Rachel Komisarz, Rhi Jeffrey, Diana Munz (USA) - 2005: Natalie Coughlin, Katie Hoff, Whitney Myers, Kaitlin Sandeno (USA)
- 2007: Natalie Coughlin, Dana Vollmer, Lacey Nymeyer, Katie Hoff (USA)
- 2009: Yang Yu, Zhu Qianwei, Liu Jing, Pang Jiaying (CHN)
- 2011: Missy Franklin, Dagny Knutson, Katie Hoff, Allison Schmitt (USA)
- 2013: Katie Ledecky, Shannon Vreeland, Karlee Bispo, Missy Franklin (USA)
- 2015: Missy Franklin, Leah Smith, Katie McLaughlin, Katie Ledecky (USA)
- 2017: Leah Smith, Mallory Comerford, Melanie Margalis, Katie Ledecky (USA)
- 2019:
Ariarne Titmus, Madison Wilson, Brianna Throssell, Emma McKeon (AUS) - 2022: Claire Weinstein, Leah Smith, Katie Ledecky, Bella Sims (USA)
- 2023: Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Brianna Throssell, Ariarne Titmus (AUS)
- 2024: Ai Yanhan, Gong Zhenqi, Li Bingjie, Yang Peiqi (CHN)
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