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| nationality = {{USA}}
| strokes = [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]]
| strokes = [[freestyle swimming|Freestyle]]
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| collegeteam = [[University of Texas at Austin]]<ref name=Laura>{{cite news|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/08/27/loc_pulfer_erin_phenix.html|title=Pals help get mom to Olympics|last=Pulfer|first=Laura|date=August 27, 2000|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|accessdate=5 January 2010|location=Cincinnati, OH}}</ref>
| collegeteam = [[University of Texas at Austin]]<ref name=Laura>{{cite news|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/08/27/loc_pulfer_erin_phenix.html|title=Pals help get mom to Olympics|last=Pulfer|first=Laura|date=August 27, 2000|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|accessdate=5 January 2010|location=Cincinnati, OH}}</ref>
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay|4 x 100 m freestyle relay]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships - Long Course}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships - Long Course}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]]|4 x 100 m freestyle relay}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]]|4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]]|4 x 100 m medley relay}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]]|4×100 m medley}}
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'''Erin Phenix''' (born January 3, 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio),<ref name=Sports/> is an American swimmer who won a gold medal at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=Sports/>
'''Erin Phenix''' (born January 3, 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio),<ref name=Sports/> is an American swimmer who won a gold medal at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=Sports/>



==Early life==
==Early life==


Phenix was raised in [[Blue Ash, Ohio]], a suburb of [[Cincinnati]], by her mother, Laurie. <ref name=Laura/>. She had her first swimming lessons at the age of eight. In 1997, at [[Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)|Ursuline Academy]], she won the state championship as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay team.<ref name="Urs">{{cite web|url=http://www.ursulinelions.com/Interactive%20Forms/History%20of%20Ursuline%20Swimming.pdf|title=History of Ursuline Swimming and Diving|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref> The next year, she earned individual state championships in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle, while participating in the championships relay teams at both 200 and 400 yard distances.<ref name=Urs/>. In her final year at Ursuline, she would repeat as champion in those four races, and be named the GGCL swimmer of the year, and the [[Cincinnati Enquirer]] swimmer of the year. <ref name=Urs/>
Phenix was raised in [[Blue Ash, Ohio]], a suburb of [[Cincinnati]], by her mother, Laurie.<ref name=Laura/>. She had her first swimming lessons at the age of eight. In 1997, at [[Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)|Ursuline Academy]], she won the state championship as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay team.<ref name="Urs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ursulinelions.com/Interactive%20Forms/History%20of%20Ursuline%20Swimming.pdf |title=History of Ursuline Swimming and Diving |accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref> The next year, she earned individual state championships in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle, while participating in the championships relay teams at both 200 and 400 yard distances.<ref name=Urs/>. In her final year at Ursuline, she would repeat as champion in those four races, and be named the GGCL swimmer of the year, and the [[Cincinnati Enquirer]] swimmer of the year.<ref name=Urs/>



==Texas and the Olympics==
==Texas and the Olympics==


In 1999, Phenix enrolled at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] on an athletic scholarship. <ref name=Laura/> At the [[United States Olympic Trials (swimming)|U.S. Olympic Trials]] on August 14, 2000, she placed sixth in the 100 metre freestyle, earning a spot on the 4 x 100 metre relay squad in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2000/08/14/usswim_trials_day6results_ap/|title=CNNSI- Olympic Sports- U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref> Her mother, Laurie, was working two jobs at the time, and could not afford the trip to Australia, so her friends and neighbours worked together to raise the $3,500 for her to go to Sydney. <ref name=Laura/> Their efforts were rewarded, as in Sydney, Phenix swam in the preliminary heat, and when the U.S. team [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|won the finals]], she was awarded a gold medal. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/results/swimming5.html|title=2000 Sydney Olympics- Results|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref>
In 1999, Phenix enrolled at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] on an athletic scholarship.<ref name=Laura/> At the [[United States Olympic Trials (swimming)|U.S. Olympic Trials]] on August 14, 2000, she placed sixth in the 100 metre freestyle, earning a spot on the 4×100 metre relay squad in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2000/08/14/usswim_trials_day6results_ap/|title=CNNSI- Olympic Sports- U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref> Her mother, Laurie, was working two jobs at the time, and could not afford the trip to Australia, so her friends and neighbours worked together to raise the $3,500 for her to go to Sydney.<ref name=Laura/> Their efforts were rewarded, as in Sydney, Phenix swam in the preliminary heat, and when the U.S. team [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|won the finals]], she was awarded a gold medal. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/results/swimming5.html|title=2000 Sydney Olympics- Results|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref>

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The next year, Phenix would win two silver medals at the [[2001 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Fukuoka]], in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, and swimming the anchor freestyle leg in the 4x 100 medley relay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/pdf/histoFina/HistoFINA_IV_b.pdf|title=History of FINA- Women's Events|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref> Though she would swim at the Olympic Trials again in 2004, she failed to qualify for the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens games]], effectively ending her swimming career in international competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utexas.edu/longhornaquatics/olympictrials.html|title=Longhorn Aquatics- Olympic Trials|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swimmingtimes.com/db/swimmer.php?sw=3566&mti=|title=Swimming Times database|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref>


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The next year, Phenix won two silver medals at the [[2001 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Fukuoka]], in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, and swimming the anchor freestyle leg in the 4×100&nbsp;m medley relay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/pdf/histoFina/HistoFINA_IV_b.pdf|title=History of FINA- Women's Events|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref> Though she would swim at the Olympic Trials again in 2004, she failed to qualify for the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens games]], effectively ending her swimming career in international competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utexas.edu/longhornaquatics/olympictrials.html|title=Longhorn Aquatics- Olympic Trials|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swimmingtimes.com/db/swimmer.php?sw=3566&mti=|title=Swimming Times database|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:40, 5 January 2010

Erin Phenix
Personal information
Nationality United States
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Texas at Austin[1]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships - Long Course
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley

Erin Phenix (born January 3, 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio),[2] is an American swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]

Early life

Phenix was raised in Blue Ash, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, by her mother, Laurie.[1]. She had her first swimming lessons at the age of eight. In 1997, at Ursuline Academy, she won the state championship as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay team.[3] The next year, she earned individual state championships in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle, while participating in the championships relay teams at both 200 and 400 yard distances.[3]. In her final year at Ursuline, she would repeat as champion in those four races, and be named the GGCL swimmer of the year, and the Cincinnati Enquirer swimmer of the year.[3]

Texas and the Olympics

In 1999, Phenix enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin on an athletic scholarship.[1] At the U.S. Olympic Trials on August 14, 2000, she placed sixth in the 100 metre freestyle, earning a spot on the 4×100 metre relay squad in Sydney.[4] Her mother, Laurie, was working two jobs at the time, and could not afford the trip to Australia, so her friends and neighbours worked together to raise the $3,500 for her to go to Sydney.[1] Their efforts were rewarded, as in Sydney, Phenix swam in the preliminary heat, and when the U.S. team won the finals, she was awarded a gold medal. [5]

The next year, Phenix won two silver medals at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, and swimming the anchor freestyle leg in the 4×100 m medley relay.[6] Though she would swim at the Olympic Trials again in 2004, she failed to qualify for the Athens games, effectively ending her swimming career in international competitions.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Pulfer, Laura (August 27, 2000). "Pals help get mom to Olympics". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, OH. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Erin Phenix Biography and Olympic Results". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "History of Ursuline Swimming and Diving" (PDF). Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ^ "CNNSI- Olympic Sports- U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  5. ^ "2000 Sydney Olympics- Results". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  6. ^ "History of FINA- Women's Events" (PDF). Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Longhorn Aquatics- Olympic Trials". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Swimming Times database". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
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