Allison Schmitt

Allison Schmitt
Personal information
Full name Allison Schmitt
Nickname(s) Schmitty, Al, Allie
Nationality  United States
Born June 7, 1990 (1990-06-07) (age 21)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Freestyle
Club Athens Bulldog Swim Club
College team University of Georgia

Allison Schmitt (born June 7, 1990) is an American swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Schmitt has won a total of six medals in major international competition, three gold, two silver, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific Championships.

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Personal life

Schmitt was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1990, the daughter of Ralph and Gail Schmitt. Her father is a financial analyst and her mother is a system project manager. Schmitt is a 2008 graduate of Canton High School in Canton Township, Michigan. During her senior year of high school, she swam for Club Wolverine in Ann Arbor, and trained alongside Michael Phelps.

Schmitt currently attends the University of Georgia, where she is a member of the Bulldogs' swim team. Individually, Schmitt is a four-time NCAA champion, having won the 500-yard freestyle in 2009, 2010, and 2011 and the 200-yard freestyle in 2010.[1]

International career

At the 2007 Japan Invite, Schmitt placed fourth in the 800 m freestyle relay, ninth in the 200 m freestyle, eleventh in the 400 m freestyle, and eighteenth in the 100 m freestyle. Schmitt took bronze in both the 200 m and 100 m freestyle at the 2007 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Schmitt was part of the bronze medal winning team of the 4x200 m freestyle relay. She also finished ninth in the 200 m freestyle at the Olympics, barely missing a place in the final.

At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Schmitt competed in three events, the 200 and 400 m freestyle, and the 4x200 m freestyle relay. In her first event, the 400 m freestyle, Schmitt recorded the second best time in the heats with a time of 4:02.80.[2] However, in the final she placed 4th with a time of 4:02.51.[3] In her second event, the 200 m freestyle, she won a silver medal finishing behind world record holder Federica Pellegrini by 1.98 seconds. Schmitt's time of 1:54.96 was good enough for the American record.[4] In the 4x200 m freestyle relay, she swam the final leg in 1:54.21 as the American team placed second to China. The final time of 7:42.56 was just behind China's time of 7:42.08 but was good enough for the American record.[5]

At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Schmitt won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Missy Franklin, Dagny Knutson, and Katie Hoff, with the team finishing ahead of Australia and China. As the anchor leg, Schmitt had a 1:56.49 split.

Personal bests (long course)

As of July 29, 2009.
Event Time Venue Date
200 m freestyle 1:54.96 Rome July 29, 2009
400 m freestyle 4:02.51 Rome July 26, 2009

References

  1. ^ "Allison Schmitt Threepeats in 500 Free". Swimming World Magazine. 2011-03-17. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. http://www.webcitation.org/5xGh1JWJ5. Retrieved 2011-03-17. 
  2. ^ "Women’s 400 m freestyle results (heats)". http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C74A_ResSummary_5_Heats_Women_400_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  3. ^ "Women’s 400 m freestyle results (final)". http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_105_Finals_1_Women_400_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  4. ^ "Women’s 200 m freestyle results (final)". http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_116_Finals_1_Women_200_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  5. ^ "Women’s 4x200 m freestyle relay results (final)". http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C73B1_Res1HeatRelay_126_Finals_1_Women_4x200_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 

External links

Men's Team
Women's Team
Coaches

Jack Bauerle (Women's Head Coach) • Ray Benecki • Bob Bowman • Frank Busch • Sean Hutchison • Teri McKeever • Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach) • Mark Schubert (National Team Head Coach) • Gregg Troy • Jon Urbanchek • Paul Yetter