Summer Sanders

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Summer Sanders

Summer Elisabeth Sanders (born October 13, 1972 in Roseville , California ) is a former American swimmer .

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona , she was the 200 m butterfly and Olympic champion with the 4 × 100 m medley relay. She also won the 200m layers the silver and over 400 m medley bronze. At the 1991 World Championships she was already world champion in the 200 m butterfly. After the Games in Barcelona she resigned from swimming and then came back before the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 , but she failed to qualify.

After her career she became a television presenter and made two appearances in feature film productions. She also works as an ambassador for UNICEF . In 2002 she was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .

She is married to the ski racer Erik Schlopy for the second time . The couple have a daughter named Skye Bella.

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SURNAME Sanders, Summer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sanders, Summer Elisabeth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Roseville , California