Tauna Kay Vandeweghe (born February 7, 1960) is an American former competition
swimmer who participated in the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
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in Montreal, Quebec. She competed in the
100-meter backstroke and advanced to the semifinals of the event, recording a best time of 1:05.00 in the preliminary heats.
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Tauna Vandeweghe
Retrieved October 24, 2012.
Family
Vandeweghe is the daughter of NBA basketball player
Ernie Vandeweghe
Ernest Maurice Vandeweghe Jr. (September 12, 1928 – November 8, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. He was best known for playing for the New York Knicks of the NBA and for the athletic successes of his family. He and his wife ...
and 1952 Miss America
Colleen Kay Hutchins
Colleen Kay Hutchins (May 23, 1926 – March 24, 2010) was Miss America 1952.
Early life
Hutchins was a native of Arcadia, California. Her brother, Mel Hutchins, later became a basketball player for the Milwaukee Hawks, Fort Wayne Pistons, and N ...
. Her brother
Kiki Vandeweghe and uncle
Mel Hutchins
Melvin Ray Hutchins (November 22, 1928 – December 19, 2018) was an American basketball player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1951 to 1958. Hutchins was selected by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks with the ...
also played NBA basketball, and both were
NBA All-Stars
The National Basketball Association (NBA) NBA All-Star Game, All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game. It is the main event of the NBA All-Star Weekend. Originally, the All-Star Game featured a conference-based format, featuring a ...
. With her first husband, she has a son, Beau, who played
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
for the
Pepperdine Waves
The Pepperdine Waves are the athletics teams of Pepperdine University, located outside the city of Malibu, California. They compete at the Division I level of the NCAA. The school is a member of the West Coast Conference for the majority of its ...
,
and two daughters,
Coco Vandeweghe
Colleen "CoCo" Vandeweghe ( ) (born Colleen Mullarkey; December 6, 1991) is an American professional tennis player. A former Junior US Open champion and top 10 singles player, she has also won two WTA titles, both at the Rosmalen Grass Court C ...
, a professional tennis player,
and Honey Vandeweghe, a member of the US Women's National Water Polo Team.
See also
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List of University of California, Los Angeles people
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Notable alumni
Nobel laureates
* Ralph Bunche – recipient of the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize
* Richard F. Heck – re ...
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List of University of Southern California people
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References
1960 births
Living people
American female backstroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for the United States
Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California
Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
UCLA Bruins women's swimmers
USC Trojans women's volleyball players
Vandeweghe family
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