Dana Kirk
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Dana Kirk is an Olympic swimmer
in the United States
. She qualified for the 2004 Olympics in the 200m fly, however finished with no medals.
Kirk swam for Stanford University
, and graduated in the spring of 2006. During her 4 year stint at Stanford, she amassed 17 NCAA All-American awards and 8 Pac-10 Titles in the 200 medley and 400 medley relays, as well as the 100 and 200 Butterflies. She is currently the 4th fastest 100 and 200 butterflier in Stanford history.
Dana Kirk's older sister, Tara
, joined her on the 2004 USA Women's Olympic Swimming team, becoming the first set of sisters to swim on the same US Olympic Team.
After a back surgery, Dana retired from swimming at the Olympic level. She currently coaches for the Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics.
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...
in the United States
United States
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. She qualified for the 2004 Olympics in the 200m fly, however finished with no medals.
Kirk swam for Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, and graduated in the spring of 2006. During her 4 year stint at Stanford, she amassed 17 NCAA All-American awards and 8 Pac-10 Titles in the 200 medley and 400 medley relays, as well as the 100 and 200 Butterflies. She is currently the 4th fastest 100 and 200 butterflier in Stanford history.
Dana Kirk's older sister, Tara
Tara Kirk
Tara Kirk is a former American swimmer who specialized in the breaststroke and Olympic silver medalist. She is a former world record holder in the 100-meter breaststroke ....
, joined her on the 2004 USA Women's Olympic Swimming team, becoming the first set of sisters to swim on the same US Olympic Team.
After a back surgery, Dana retired from swimming at the Olympic level. She currently coaches for the Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics.
Quotes
- "It's better to throw up than give up"
- "Don't admit defeat, find a loophole or change the definition"