Camille Wright (born March 5, 1955 in New Albany, Indiana

New Albany, Indiana

New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Kentucky. In 1900, 20,628 people lived in New Albany; in 1910, 20,629; in 1920, 22,992; and in 1940, 25,414. The population was 36,372 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of...

) is a former American

United States

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 swimmer

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

. She represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 in Montreal

Montreal

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, where she won a silver medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Linda Jezek

Linda Jezek

Linda Jezek is an American backstroke swimmer. She was on the silver medal-winning Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She once held a record in the 200 meter backstroke and in 2002 was inducted into the "George F. Haines International Swim Center Hall of Fame".-...

, Lauri Siering

Lauri Siering

Laura Gail "Lauri" Siering is a former American swimmer. She represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where she won a silver medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Linda Jezek, Camille Wright, and Shirley Babashoff...

, and Shirley Babashoff

Shirley Babashoff

Shirley Frances Babashoff is a former swimmer from the United States, who set six world records and earned a total of eight individual Olympic medals in her career...

. Wright also competed in the 100 and 200-meter butterfly events at the 1976 Summer Olympics, but finished out of medal contention in both events. Wright later married and took the last name Thompson.

External links

• Camille Wright biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.