Stephanie Elkins

Stephanie Elkins

Personal information
Full name	Stephanie W. Elkins
National team	United States
Born	c. 1963 (age 52–53)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Cincinnati Marlins
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for the United States World Championships (LC) 1978 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle Pan American Games 1979 San Juan 4×100 m freestyle

Stephanie W. Elkins (born c. 1963)^[1] is an American former competition swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships,^[2] setting a new world record. She won another gold medal in the same event at the 1979 Pan American Games. She qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics, again in the 4×100-meter freestyle, but could not participate due to the boycott of the Moscow Olympics led by the United States.^[3][4]

Elkins attended Stanford University, and swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. She graduated from Stanford with a bachelor's degree in organizational behavior, and since 1985 worked in sale and leasing of office and R&D buildings. She is a vice president of Colliers International.^[3]

See also

• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

References

1980 USA Olympic swimming team Men's Team Steve Barnicoat Bill Barrett Craig Beardsley Mike Bottom Mike Bruner Rick Carey Chris Cavanaugh Jeff Float Bill Forrester Rowdy Gaines Brian Goodell Matt Gribble John Hencken Bob Jackson Kris Kirchner David Larson Steve Lundquist Glenn Mills John Moffet Ron Neugent William Paulus Peter Rocca Brian Roney John Simons Dave Sims Dave Thornton Jesse Vassallo Women's Team Terri Baxter Lisa Buese Linda Burton Kim Carlisle Tracy Caulkins Stephanie Elkins Nancy Hogshead Linda Jezek Libby Kinkead Karin LaBerge Kim Linehan Marybeth Linzmeier Mary T. Meagher Joan Pennington Susan Rapp Jill Sterkel Susie Thayer Susan Walsh Sippy Woodhead Coaches Paul Bergen Don Gambril George Haines Denny Pursley Randy Reese Mark Schubert