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


Phenix was raised in [[Greenhills, Ohio]], a suburb of [[Cincinnati]], by her mother, Laurie.<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> 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 [[Greenhills, Ohio]], a suburb of [[Cincinnati]], by her mother, Laurie.<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> She started her competitive swimming career at Powel Crosley Jr. YMCA under Coach Mike Leonard. 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==

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Erin Phenix
Personal information
Full nameErin Ashley Phenix
Nationality United States
Born (1981-03-01) March 1, 1981 (age 43)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Texas
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley

Erin Ashley Phenix (born March 1, 1981)[1] is an American swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

Early life

Phenix was raised in Greenhills, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, by her mother, Laurie.[2] She started her competitive swimming career at Powel Crosley Jr. YMCA under Coach Mike Leonard. 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.[2] 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.[2] 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Erin Phenix Biography and Olympic Results". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Pulfer, Laura (August 27, 2000). "Pals help get mom to Olympics". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, OH. 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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