Ashley Tappin
Ashley Tappin 
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| Surname: | Ashley Tappin | ||||||||||||
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
| Birthday: | 18th December 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Marietta , Georgia | ||||||||||||
| Size: | 178 cm | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 66 kg | ||||||||||||
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Ashley Tappin (born December 18, 1974 in Marietta , Georgia ) is a former American swimmer and three-time Olympic champion .
In 1988, at the age of 13, she was the youngest ever swimmer to take part in the US preliminary competitions. She finally reached 50th place. At the 1990 World Cup, she won a gold medal and even three at the 1991 Pan-American Games .
In 1992 at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona , she swam for the US swimming relay in the 4 × 100 m freestyle in the preliminary run and finally won the gold medal with her.
In the 1996/97 season, she announced her resignation after an injury. However, she soon returned. During her time off, she began a successful modeling career. She was offered a role in Baywatch , but she declined.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , she swam again two preliminary runs with the US swimming relay and achieved two more Olympic victories in 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley.
Today Tappin is a swimming and diving instructor at the University of New Orleans .
Web links
- Ashley Tappin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at usaswimming.org
- Ashley Tapping on swimacrossamerica.org
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| SURNAME | Tappin, Ashley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th December 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marietta , Georgia , United States |