Leigh Ann Fetter

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Leigh Ann Fetter
Personal information
Full name Leigh Ann Fetter
Nationality  United States
Born (1969-05-23) May 23, 1969
Louisville, Kentucky
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Freestyle
College team University of Texas

Leigh Ann Fetter (born May 23, 1969) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She finished fifth in the final of the women's 50-meter freestyle in a time of 25.78 seconds.[1]

Fetter attended the University of Texas at Austin, and swam for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1987 to 1991. She was the first woman to ever swim the 50-yard freestyle in under 22 seconds, and won the NCAA individual national championship in the event four consecutive years. She was also a key points contributor to the Lady Longhorns' NCAA national team championships in 1988, 1990 and 1991. She was inducted into the university's Longhorn Hall of Honor in 2003.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Leigh Ann Fetter. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ TexasSports.com, Longhorn Hall of Honor, Leigh Ann Fetter-Witt. Retrieved November 13, 2012.


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