Nancy Swider-Peltz

Nancy Louise Swider-Peltz (born August 20, 1956 in Chicago , Illinois ) is a former American speed skater .

During her high school years, Swider-Peltz competed in athletics, at Wheaton College she took part in swimming competitions. From 1974 she competed in international speed skating competitions. She experienced her first Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in 1976 . She was able to occupy seventh place over 3000 meters. In the same year she reached eleventh place at the all- around world championships in Gjøvik . At the Sprint World Championships in 1976 in Berlin , she was fifth. A year later Swider-Peltz reached 21st place at the all- around World Championships in Keystone and 14th place at the Sprint World Championships in Alkmaar . The speed skating all- around world championship in Helsinki in 1978 she finished eleventh, the all- around world championship in 1980 in Hamar in 23rd place. In the same year she set the world record over 10,000 meters in a competition in Tynset . After a break, Swider-Peltz reached 20th place in the small four -way battle at the 1983 All-Around World Championship in Karl-Marx-Stadt . In 1984 she took part in her second Winter Olympics in Sarajevo . Over 1500 meters she finished 18th, over 3000 meters 10th. In the same year she reached 16th place in the small four-way battle at the all- around world championships in Deventer . After the birth of their daughter in 1987, Swider-Peltz returned to the Winter Olympics in Calgary in 1988. She finished 24th over 1000 meters. She reached 22nd place over 5000 meters.

Swider-Peltz was inducted into the National Hall of Fame for Speed Skating. Her daughter Nancy Swider-Peltz Jr. is also a speed skater and took part in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Personal bests

route	time	date	place
00500 m	043.18 s	January 16, 1988	Davos
01,000 m	01: 24.81 min	February 13, 1988	Calgary
01,500 m	02: 11.50 min	January 9, 1988	Davos
03,000 m	04: 31.99 min	January 31, 1988	Calgary
05,000 m	07: 52.12 min	February 13, 1988	Calgary
10,000 m	17: 37.35 min	March 16, 1980	Tynset

Nancy Swider-Peltz in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )