Alexandra ("Alexi") Spann (born October 21, 1986) is a female

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from the

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, who won the gold medal in the women's 200m breaststroke event at the

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. Spann is a native of

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. Her father, Scott Spann, Sr., is a six-time US swimming champion and won the bronze medal in the 200m individual medley race at the

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. Her brother, Scott Spann, Jr., was a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in the 200 m breaststroke.

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USA Swimming athlete bio: Alexi Spann

1986 births Living people American female swimmers Sportspeople from Austin, Texas Texas Longhorns women's swimmers Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 21st-century American women {{US-swimming-bio-stub