Wendy Boglioli
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's swimming | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Montreal 1976 | 4x100 m freestyle relay | |
| Bronze | Montreal 1976 | 100 m butterfly | |
Wendy Lansbach Boglioli (born March 6, 1955) is a former Olympic swimmer and swimming coach from the United States, who later became an executive and motivational speaker.
[edit] 1976 Montréal Olympics
She is best known for winning the bronze medal in the 100m butterfly and, together with teammates Shirley Babashoff, Kim Peyton, and Jill Sterkel, the gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1976 Montréal Olympics. The gold was particularly crucial to the U.S. women's team as it was the only gold medal awarded to them during the games.
[edit] Post-Olympic career
Wendy served as co-head coach of the Yale University Swim Team together with her husband Bernie Boglioli, before embarking on a career as a motivational speaker and spokesperson.
In 1997, she entered the long-term care insurance field, and currently serves as national spokeswoman for Genworth Financial's Long Term Care Division. Her In the Arms of Women initiative is the first of its kind in the industry to recognize the distinctive needs of women clients.
Together with her husband of thirty years, Wendy resides outside of Seattle, WA, and has three children and one grandchild. In 2004, Wendy was honored as a Distinguished Alumna of Monmouth University [1]
