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Lea Maurer
	Lea Maurer in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Lea Loveless Maurer
National team	United States
Born	April 1, 1971 (age 53); Yonkers, New York
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Badger Swim Club
College team	University of Florida; Stanford University
Coach	Randy Reese; (Florida); Richard Quick; (Stanford)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championships (LC)
Pan Pacific Championships

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Lea Loveless Maurer (born April 1, 1971), née Lea E. Loveless, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former college swimming coach. She represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she won a gold medal swimming the backstroke leg of the women's 4×100-meter medley relay. She also won a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke. She was the head coach of the Stanford University women's swimming and diving team from 2005 to 2012.^[1]

Swimming career[edit]

Maurer was born in Yonkers, New York.^[2] Early in her career, she was coached by John Collins of the Badger Swim Club in Larchmont, New York,^[2] a coach and team that also produced Olympic champions Rick Carey and Cristina Teuscher.^[3]

College swimming[edit]

She attended the University of Florida in 1989 and 1990, where she swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team under coach Randy Reese.^[4] She transferred to Stanford University prior to the 1992 Olympics where she swam for Hall of Fame Coach Richard Quick.^[5]

Lea broke the 100m backstroke American record at 100.82 at the Barcelona Olympic Games leading off the World-Record earning 1992 medley relay. Lea later won the gold at the World Championships in Perth, Australia in 1998 bettering her own American Record to 100.77. In addition to her Olympic and world championship medals, Lea swam on three of Stanford's NCAA swimming championship teams in 1992, 1993 and 1994. She also won three NCAA individual championships in the 100-meter backstroke and one in the 200-meter backstroke.^[6] She continued to compete on the USA National Team until 2000.

Coaching career[edit]

Following her retirement from competitive swimming, Loveless Maurer, who is married to fellow Stanford swimmer Erik Maurer, became an assistant swimming coach at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. From 1995 to 2005, she coached the boys' and girls' swim teams at Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest, Illinois, during which time the girls' team won the state championship in 2002 and 2003, and the boys' team won the state championship in 2003.^[6]

In 2005, she was named head coach of the Stanford women's swimming and diving team. She led the team to back-to-back Pac-10 championships in 2010 and 2011 and resigned following the 2012 season.^[1] She was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.^[6]

Maurer is now a volunteer assistant coach for the Stanford men's water polo team since the spring of 2013.

She is a veteran celebrity swimmer for Swim Across America (SAA), a charitable organization that enlists former Olympic swimmers to raise funds for cancer research, and she has participated in three SAA events.^[7]

She is also the assistant head coach for the USC Trojans under Coach Kipp.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Almond, Elliott (July 3, 2012). "Stanford swim coach Lea Maurer leaving alma mater". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Lea Maurer biography". CityOfYonkers.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
^ "Badger Olympians". BadgerSwimClub. Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
^ "University of Florida 2007-08 Swimming & Diving Media Guide" (PDF). GatorZone.com. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
^ "Richard Quick". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lea Maurer profile". GoStanford.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
^ Swim Across America, Olympians, Lea Loveless Maurer. Retrieved July 14, 2010.

External links[edit]

Lea Loveless – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com

[almond-1] Almond, Elliott (July 3, 2012). "Stanford swim coach Lea Maurer leaving alma mater". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved July 9, 2012.

[yonkers-2] "Lea Maurer biography". CityOfYonkers.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2008.

[badger-3] "Badger Olympians". BadgerSwimClub. Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.

[gatorzone-4] "University of Florida 2007-08 Swimming & Diving Media Guide" (PDF). GatorZone.com. Retrieved February 22, 2008.

[ishof-5] "Richard Quick". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.

[gostanf-6] "Lea Maurer profile". GoStanford.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2008.

[saaprofile-7] Swim Across America, Olympians, Lea Loveless Maurer. Retrieved July 14, 2010.

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+| national_team  = {{USA}}
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+| club           = Badger Swim Club
+| coach          = [[Randy Reese]]<br>(Florida)<br>[[Richard Quick]]<br>(Stanford)
-| collegeteam    = [[Florida Gators swimming and diving|University of Florida]]<br>[[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford University]]
+| collegeteam    = [[Florida Gators swimming and diving|University of Florida]]<br />[[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford University]]
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+{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
-{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
+{{MedalCountry | the United States}}
 {{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
-{{MedalGold  | [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4x100 m medley]]}}
+{{MedalGold  | [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
-{{MedalBronze |1992 Barcelona|[[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]}}
+{{MedalBronze | 1992 Barcelona | [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]}}
-{{MedalCompetition | [[World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
-{{MedalGold | [[1998 World Aquatics Championships|1998 Perth]] | 100 m backstroke}}
+{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships|1998 Perth]] | [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]}}
-{{MedalGold | [[1998 World Aquatics Championships|1998 Perth]]| 4x100 m medley}}
+{{MedalGold | 1998 Perth | [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
-{{MedalSilver | [[1994 World Aquatics Championships|1994 Rome]] | 4×100 m medley}}
+{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships|1994 Rome]] | [[Swimming at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
 {{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]}}
-{{MedalGold | [[1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1989 Tokyo]] | 100 m backstroke}}
+{{MedalGold | [[1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1989 Tokyo]] | [[1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Women's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]}}
-{{MedalGold | [[1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1989 Tokyo]] | 4x100 m medley}}
+{{MedalGold | 1989 Tokyo | [[1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
-{{MedalGold | [[1993 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1993 Kobe]] | 100 m backstroke}}
+{{MedalGold | [[1993 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1993 Kobe]] | [[1993 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Women's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]}}
-{{MedalGold | [[1993 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1993 Kobe]] | 4x100 m medley}}
+{{MedalGold | 1993 Kobe | [[1993 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
-{{MedalGold | [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1997 Fukuoka]] | 4x100 m medley}}
+{{MedalGold | [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1997 Fukuoka]] | [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
-{{MedalSilver | [[1993 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1993 Kobe]] | 200 m backstroke}}
+{{MedalSilver | 1993 Kobe | [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Women's 200 metre backstroke|200 m backstroke]]}}
-{{MedalSilver | [[1995 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1995 Atlanta]] | 4x100 m medley}}
+{{MedalSilver | [[1995 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1995 Atlanta]] | [[1995 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
-{{MedalSilver | [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1997 Fukuoka]] | 100 m backstroke}}
+{{MedalSilver | 1997 Fukuoka | [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Women's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]}}
-{{MedalSilver | [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1997 Fukuoka]] | 200 m backstroke}}
+{{MedalSilver | 1997 Fukuoka | [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Women's 200 metre backstroke|200 m backstroke]]}}
 }}
-'''Lea Loveless Maurer''' (born April 1, 1971), née '''Lea E. Loveless''', is an American former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]], Olympic champion, and college swimming coach.  She represented the [[United States]] at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona|Barcelona, Spain]], where she won a gold medal swimming the backstroke leg of the women's 4x100-meter medley relay.  She also won a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke.  She was the head coach of the [[Stanford University]] women's swimming and diving team from 2005 to 2012.<ref name=almond>{{cite news |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/stanford-cardinal/ci_20999803/stanford-swim-coach-lea-maurer-leaving-alma-mater |title=Stanford swim coach Lea Maurer leaving alma mater
+'''Lea Loveless Maurer''' (born April 1, 1971), née '''Lea E. Loveless''', is an American former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]], Olympic champion, and former college swimming coach.  She represented the United States at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in Barcelona, Spain, where she won a gold medal swimming the backstroke leg of the women's 4×100-meter medley relay.  She also won a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke.  She was the head coach of the [[Stanford University]] women's swimming and diving team from 2005 to 2012.<ref name=almond>{{cite news |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/stanford-cardinal/ci_20999803/stanford-swim-coach-lea-maurer-leaving-alma-mater |title=Stanford swim coach Lea Maurer leaving alma mater
-|last=Almond |first=Elliott |newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |date=July 3, 2012 |accessdate=July 9, 2012 }}</ref>
+|last=Almond |first=Elliott |newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |date=July 3, 2012 |access-date=July 9, 2012 }}</ref>
-== Swimming career ==
+==Swimming career==
+Maurer was born in [[Yonkers, New York]].<ref name=yonkers>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofyonkers.com/Index.aspx?page=1606|title=Lea Maurer biography|publisher=CityOfYonkers.com|access-date=2008-07-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522080513/http://www.cityofyonkers.com/Index.aspx?page=1606|archive-date=May 22, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Early in her career, she was coached by John Collins of the Badger Swim Club in [[Larchmont, New York]],<ref name=yonkers/> a coach and team that also produced Olympic champions [[Rick Carey]] and [[Cristina Teuscher]].<ref name=badger>{{cite web|url=http://www.badgersc.com/2004/b0102pt0617spbad.html|title=Badger Olympians|publisher=BadgerSwimClub|access-date=2008-07-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703180418/http://www.badgersc.com/2004/b0102pt0617spbad.html|archive-date=July 3, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
+===College swimming===
-Maurer was born in [[Yonkers, New York]].<ref name=yonkers>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofyonkers.com/Index.aspx?page=1606|title=Lea Maurer biography|publisher=CityOfYonkers.com|accessdate=2008-07-21}}</ref>  Early in her career, she was coached by John Collins of the Badger Swim Club in [[Larchmont, New York]],<ref name=yonkers/> a coach and team that also produced Olympic champions [[Rick Carey]] and [[Cristina Teuscher]].<ref name=badger>{{cite web|url=http://www.badgersc.com/2004/b0102pt0617spbad.html|title=Badger Olympians|publisher=BadgerSwimClub|accessdate=2008-07-21}}</ref>  She attended the [[University of Florida]] in 1989 and 1990, where she swam for the [[Florida Gators swimming and diving]] team under coach [[Randy Reese]].<ref name=gatorzone>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/swimmingdiving/media/2007/pdf/85_history.pdf|title=University of Florida 2007-08 Swimming & Diving Media Guide|publisher=GatorZone.com|accessdate=2008-02-22}}</ref>  She transferred to [[Stanford University]] prior to the 1992 Olympics.  In addition to her Olympic medals, she swam on three of Stanford's [[NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships|NCAA swimming championship]] teams in 1992, 1993 and 1994.  She also won three NCAA individual championships in the 100-meter backstroke and one in the 200-meter backstroke.<ref name=gostanf>{{cite web|url=http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/mtt/maurer_lea00.html|title=Lea Maurer profile|publisher=GoStanford.com|accessdate=2008-02-22}}</ref> She continued to compete on the USA National Team until 2000.
+She attended the [[University of Florida]] in 1989 and 1990, where she swam for the [[Florida Gators swimming and diving]] team under coach [[Randy Reese]].<ref name=gatorzone>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/swimmingdiving/media/2007/pdf/85_history.pdf|title=University of Florida 2007-08 Swimming & Diving Media Guide|publisher=GatorZone.com|access-date=2008-02-22}}</ref> She transferred to [[Stanford University]] prior to the 1992 Olympics where she swam for Hall of Fame Coach [[Richard Quick]].<ref name=ishof>{{cite web |url=https://ishof.org/richard-quick.html |title=Richard Quick |website=ISHOF.org |publisher=[[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708102619/https://ishof.org/richard-quick.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+Lea broke the 100m backstroke American record at 100.82 at the Barcelona Olympic Games leading off the World-Record earning 1992 medley relay. Lea later  won the gold at the World Championships in Perth, Australia in 1998  bettering her own American Record to 100.77.  In addition to her Olympic and world championship medals, Lea swam on three of Stanford's [[NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships|NCAA swimming championship]] teams in 1992, 1993 and 1994.  She also won three NCAA individual championships in the 100-meter backstroke and one in the 200-meter backstroke.<ref name=gostanf>{{cite web|url=http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/mtt/maurer_lea00.html|title=Lea Maurer profile|publisher=GoStanford.com|access-date=2008-02-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228100818/http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/mtt/maurer_lea00.html|archive-date=December 28, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She continued to compete on the USA National Team until 2000.
-== Coaching career ==
+==Coaching career==
 Following her retirement from competitive swimming, Loveless Maurer, who is married to fellow Stanford swimmer Erik Maurer, became an assistant swimming coach at [[Northwestern University]] in [[Evanston, Illinois]].  From 1995 to 2005, she coached the boys' and girls' swim teams at [[Lake Forest High School (Illinois)|Lake Forest High School]] in [[Lake Forest, Illinois]], during which time the girls' team won the state championship in 2002 and 2003, and the boys' team won the state championship in 2003.<ref name=gostanf/>
-In 2005, she was named head coach of the Stanford women's swimming and diving team. She led the team to back-to-back [[Pacific-12 Conference|Pac-10]] championships in 2010 and 2011 and resigned following the 2012 season.<ref name=almond/> She was inducted into the [[Stanford Cardinal#Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame|Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame]] in 2006.<ref name=gostanf/>
+In 2005, she was named head coach of the Stanford women's swimming and diving team. She led the team to back-to-back [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]] championships in 2010 and 2011 and resigned following the 2012 season.<ref name=almond/> She was inducted into the [[Stanford Cardinal#Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame|Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame]] in 2006.<ref name=gostanf/>
+Maurer is now a volunteer assistant coach for the Stanford men's water polo team since the spring of 2013.
-Maurer is a veteran celebrity swimmer for [[Swim Across America]] (SAA), a charitable organization that enlists former Olympic swimmers to raise funds for cancer research, and she has participated in three SAA events.<ref name=saaprofile>Swim Across America, Olympians, [http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/Page.aspx?pid=285  Lea Loveless Maurer].  Retrieved July 14, 2010.</ref>
+She is a veteran celebrity swimmer for [[Swim Across America]] (SAA), a charitable organization that enlists former Olympic swimmers to raise funds for cancer research, and she has participated in three SAA events.<ref name=saaprofile>Swim Across America, Olympians, [http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/Page.aspx?pid=285  Lea Loveless Maurer].  Retrieved July 14, 2010.</ref>
-== See also ==
+She is also the assistant head coach for the USC Trojans under Coach Kipp.
-{{Portal|Biography|Olympics|Swimming}}
+==See also==
+{{Portal|Biography|Olympics}}
 * [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)]]
 * [[List of Stanford University people]]
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 * [[World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay]]
-== References ==
+==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-== External links ==
+==External links==
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110929175712/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LOVELLEA01  Lea Loveless] – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com
-* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LOVELLEA01  Lea Loveless] &ndash; Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com
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 {{Footer Olympic Champions 4x100 m Medley Relay Women}}
 {{Footer World LC Champions 100m Backstroke Women}}
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 {{Footer Pan Pacific Champions 100m Backstroke Women}}
 {{Footer Pan Pacific Champions 4x100m Medley Women}}
+{{Footer USA Swimming 1992 Summer Olympics}}
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-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Loveless-Maurer, Lea; Loveless, Lea E.
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American swimmer, college swimming coach, Olympic gold medalist
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = April 1, 1971
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Yonkers, New York, United States
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-[[Category:Former world record holders in swimming]]
+[[Category:World record setters in swimming]]
-[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States]]
+[[Category:Northwestern Wildcats swimming coaches]]
-[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States]]
+[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming]]
-[[Category:Olympic medalists in swimming]]
+[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming]]
-[[Category:Olympic swimmers of the United States]]
 [[Category:Sportspeople from Yonkers, New York]]
-[[Category:Stanford Cardinal coaches]]
+[[Category:Stanford Cardinal swimming coaches]]
 [[Category:Stanford Cardinal women's swimmers]]
 [[Category:Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]

v t e 1992 USA Olympic swimming team
Qualification	1992 United States Olympic Trials
Men's Team	Mike Barrowman David Berkoff Matt Biondi Greg Burgess Hans Dersch Nelson Diebel Lawrence Frostad Doug Gjertsen Joe Hudepohl Scott Jaffe Tom Jager (team captain) Shaun Jordan Dan Jorgensen Ron Karnaugh Sean Killion Pablo Morales Eric Namesnik Jon Olsen Jeff Rouse Roque Santos Tripp Schwenk Royce Sharp Melvin Stewart Joel Thomas Dave Wharton
Women's Team	Crissy Ahmann-Leighton Janet Evans Nicole Haislett Erika Hansen Jill Johnson Megan Kleine Lea Loveless Angel Martino Anita Nall Summer Sanders Ashley Tappin Jenny Thompson Dara Torres Janie Wagstaff Angie Wester-Krieg
Coaches	Mike Hastings Chris Martin Richard Quick Eddie Reese (men's head coach) Mark Schubert (women's head coach) Richard Shoulberg Nort Thornton Jon Urbanchek