Kimberly A. "Kim" Black (born April 30, 1978) 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 ...

and Olympic gold medalist. Black began her college swimming career at the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

, where she competed alongside future fellow Olympians such as

Lindsay Benko Lindsay Dianne Benko (born November 29, 1976), also known by her married name as Lindsay Mintenko, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States at the 2000 Su ...

, before transferring to the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

in 1999.Josh Jeffrey
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, USC Trojans Athletic Department, January 30, 1998, Accessed August 13, 2008. She graduated from UGA in 2001 and was named the

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for 2001. She is also recipient of an NCAA Post-Graduate scholarship in 2001. She was on the U.S. Women's swimming team in the

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where she won a gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle relay. During her swimming career at Georgia, she was a four – time

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n and helped lead the Lady Bulldogs to three straight NCAA championships. Black was also awarded the

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as a member of the Class of 2002. She was the female winner of the

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's highest academic honor, the 2001

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, in recognition of being the nation's top female scholar-athlete. She was in the 2002 Top VIII class with Emily Bloss,

André Davis André N. Davis (born June 12, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver and kick returner. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech. Davis also pl ...

Misty Hyman Misty Dawn Marie Hyman (born March 23, 1979) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. Hyman won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. I ...

, Leah Juno,

Nancy Metcalf Nancy Jean Metcalf (née Meendering; born November 12, 1978) is an American indoor volleyball player. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished in fifth place with the USA National Te ...

Bryce Molder Bryce Wade Molder (born January 27, 1979) is a former American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. Early life Molder was born in Harrison, Arkansas and attended public school in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Conway, Arkansas. He has Poland synd ...

, and

Ruth Riley Ruth Ellen Riley Hunter (born August 28, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player (a center), playing most recently for the Atlanta Dream in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her Notre Dame team won the NCAA ...

. The 2001 Male Walter Byers Scholar was Bradley Henderson.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Kim 1978 births Living people American female freestyle swimmers Georgia Bulldogs women's swimmers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming People from Liverpool, New York Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics USC Trojans women's swimmers Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade gold medalists for the United States Universiade silver medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade

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