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Laura Walker (swimmer)

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Laura Walker
Personal information
Full nameLaura Anne Walker
National teamUnited States
Born (1970-07-01) July 1, 1970 (age 54)
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight128 lb (58 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubConcordia-Pleasant Hill
College teamUniversity of Florida
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4x100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tokyo 4x200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Brisbane 4x100 m freestyle

Laura Anne Walker (born July 1, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.

Walker was a member of the third-place United States women's relay team that won the bronze medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Her winning teammates included Mary Wayte, Dara Torres and Mitzi Kremer.[2]

Walker accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition under coach Randy Reese and coach Skip Foster from 1988 to 1992.[3] Walker was a member of the Gators' 1989 NCAA championship 4x200-yard freestyle relay team, and four Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship relay teams in 1989 and 1992.[3] In four years as a Gator swimmer, she received seven All-American honors.[3]

Walker graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in health science education in 1994.

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References

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  1. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Laura Walker. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  2. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Florida Swimming & Diving 2011–12 Media Supplement Archived 2013-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 61, 62, 67, 75–76, 79 (2011). Retrieved April 10, 2012.
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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laura Walker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  • Laura Walker – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 10, 2007)
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