Diana MacManus

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Medal record
Diana MacManus
Women's Swimming
Competitor for the United States
Pan American Games
Gold	2003 Santo Domingo	100m Backstroke
Gold	2003 Santo Domingo	4x100m Medley
Silver	2003 Santo Domingo	200m Backstroke
2002 World Championships
Bronze	2002 Moscow	50m Backstroke
Bronze	2002 Moscow	100m Backstroke
Rio de Janiero, Brasil
Gold	2002 Rio de Janiero	50m Backstroke

Diana MacManus (born April 10, 1986) is a female backstroke swimmer from the United States, who two gold medals in the women's 100m backstroke event and 4x100 medley relay events at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She won gold in the women's 100m backstroke at the 2002 World Cup in Rio de janiero, Brasil and a gold and double silver at the 2002 Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia. She is also a three-time national champion in the 100m and 200m backstroke.

A native of San Diego, California, she was trained by world-renowned coach Dr. Dave Salo from the age of twelve. She broke the national record at age twelve in the 11-12 50y backstroke, and at the age of 14 MacManus placed fourth in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

She currently resides in San Diego, Ca