Courtney Shealy

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Olympic medal record
Women's Swimming
Gold	Sydney 2000	4x100m Freestyle Relay
Gold	Sydney 2000	4x100m Medley Relay

Courtney Amanda Shealy (born December 12, 1977 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who swam the third leg of the world record-breaking 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team that won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Her winning teammates were Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres, and Amy Van Dyken. At the same tournament she swam in the qualifying heats of the 4x100m Medley Relay, that later won the golden medal.

Shealy was a varsity volleyball player and swimmer at the University of Georgia, and was the first female Division I athlete to compete in two sports on the same day, accomplishing that feat three times.

Shealy earned 26 (out of a possible 28) All-America honors in her collegiate career. She was the 2000 NCAA Co-Female Swimmer of the Year, along with her roommate, Kristy Kowal. That year she was the NCAA Champion in three events, and became the first woman in SEC history to claim four consecutive titles in the 100-yard Freestyle event. She majored in Sports Communications.

In high school, Shealy was a four-year letterwinner in both volleyball and swimming. She was the South Carolina Player of the Year in volleyball and a four-time state Female Swimmer of the Year.

Courtney was recently awarded the "Order of the Palmetto" by Gov. Mark Sanford. She is the youngest recipient of this award.