Kimberly Lynne Rhodenbaugh (born March 26, 1966), later known by her married name Kimberly Lewallen, is an American former competition
swimmer who represented the United States at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...
in Los Angeles. She competed in the
women's 200-meter breaststroke, and finished eighth in the event final with a time of 2:35.51.
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Kim Rhodenbaugh
Retrieved November 15, 2012.
Rhodenbaugh attended the
University of Texas at Austin
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, where she swam for coach
Richard Quick
Richard Walter Quick (January 31, 1943 – June 10, 2009) was the head coach of the women's swim team at Stanford University, from 1988 through 2005. He was a coach for the United States Olympic swimming team for six Olympics—1984, 1988, 1992 ...
's
Texas Longhorns swimming and diving
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The fir ...
team in
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) competition. She won NCAA national championships in the women's 200-yard breaststroke (2:14.92) and 200-yard individual medley (2:01.93) in 1985.
Life after competition swimming
Rhodenbaugh continued to stay active in swimming for nearly 30 years as a coach and an instructor. She is a motivational speaker, author of ''Master of the Mask'', and founder of the non-profit organization ''Freedom Now
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/ref>'', focusing on bringing hope and encouragement to sexual assault victims. Rhodenbaugh married Nolan Lewallen in 2016 and together they have 7 children and 4 grandchildren.
See also
* List of University of Texas at Austin alumni
This list of University of Texas at Austin alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of the University of Texas at Austin. The institution is a major research university in Downtown Austin, Texas, US and ...
* List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
References
1966 births
Living people
American female breaststroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for the United States
Swimmers from Cincinnati
Swimmers at the 1983 Pan American Games
Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Texas Longhorns women's swimmers
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
Pan American Games medalists in swimming
Universiade medalists in swimming
FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
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