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Whitney Myers
- 2008 Olympic hopeful in swimming
- Qualified for the 2007 World Championship team
- 200 individual medley gold medalist at 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, Canada
- Two-time Golden Goggles recipient for her performance in 2005 and 2006
- Earned a gold medal at the 2005 World Championships as a member of the 800m freestyle relay
- Broke
- Only swam during the summer season until she was 11
- Competed in dance for 11 years, and if she weren't swimming, she would pursue a career in dance. "I love swimming and wouldn't change anything, but it's fun to think about being a dancer in my next life!" she said.
- Is majoring in biology and teaches middle school science classes weekly.
- Enjoys country music
- Swimming for the U.S. National team is one of her proudest accomplishments. "This country has so many great swimmers that to be able to represent the US is a huge deal to me," she said.
- Elected captain of the University of Arizona swim team for three years
- Began swimming when she was four. "My mom wouldn't let me start until I could swim a lap by myself," she told the Arizona Daily Star.
Myers keeps herself busy through an array of different activities. In addition to teaching science classes, she was the co-vice chair of the PAC-10's student advisory board. "I don't think I have the vocabulary to describe her," Becky Bell, the director of the University of Arizona's athletic-life skills program told the Arizona Daily Star. "She has impeccable character. She's a friendly leader, humble, happy and an honor student. And did you know she (was) a finalist to be homecoming queen?"
"I just wanted to go...to just race, and that’s exactly what I did," Myers said of her 200 IM perfomance at NCAAs. "Coach (Frank Busch) told me to really go after it in the breaststroke because that is my weakest stroke. I just poured my heart and soul into it. It’s amazing and a dream come true.”
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Height: 5-5
Hometown: Oxford, Ohio
Sport: Swimming
Event: Individual Medley; Butterfly
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