Courtney Amanda Shealy (born December 12, 1977), from
Irmo, South Carolina
Irmo () is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina, Lexington and Richland County, South Carolina, Richland counties, South Carolina, United States and a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia. It is part of the Columbia Columbia, South C ...
, later known by her married name Courtney Hart, is an American former competition
swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. Shealy swam the third leg of the world record-breaking
women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay team that won gold at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
.
Her winning teammates were
Jenny Thompson
Jennifer Beth Thompson (born February 26, 1973) is an American former competition swimmer and anesthesiologist.
She is one of the most decorated Olympians in history: twelve medals, including eight gold medals, in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 200 ...
,
Dara Torres
Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American former competitive swimmer, who is a 12-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events. Torres is the first swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Gam ...
and
Amy Van Dyken
Amy Deloris Van Dyken-Rouen (born February 15, 1973) is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and national radio sports talk show co-host. She won six Olympic gold medals in her career, four of wh ...
. At the same Olympics, she swam in the qualifying heats of the
women's 4×100-meter medley relay, and earned a gold medal for doing so.
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Current program
50 metre freestyle
100 metre freestyle
200 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
800 metre freestyle
1500 metre freestyle
100 metre backstroke
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List of University of Georgia people
This list of University of Georgia people includes alumni, affiliates and current students of the University of Georgia. Honorary degree recipients are not included.
Chief executives and presidents of the University of Georgia
Alumni
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World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
This article includes the world record progression for the 4×100 metres medley relay, and it shows the chronological history of world record times in that competitive swimming event. The 4×100 metres medley relay is a medley race in which each o ...
References
External links
USA Swimming Biography
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1977 births
Living people
American female backstroke swimmers
American female freestyle swimmers
World record setters in swimming
Georgia Bulldogs women's swimmers
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
Sportspeople from Columbia, South Carolina
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games medalists in swimming
People from Irmo, South Carolina
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games