Megan Jendrick
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Megan Jendrick is an American swimmer, record holder and fitness columnist. She won two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics
and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
. Jendrick has set 27 American records and four world records in her swimming career up to date. She is a ten-time National champion, ten-time US Open champion, seven-time Masters World Record holder and fifteen-time US Masters National record holder.
Jendrick was the star of the 2005 World University Games
in İzmir
, Turkey
, winning three gold medals and setting two Universiade records. At those Games, she was the only American woman to capture individual gold in two events.
Jendrick was only the second woman to ever swim the 100-yard breaststroke under 1:00 and was also the second woman in history to swim 100-yards breaststroke in under 59 seconds.
In 2006, Jendrick was the subject of a question on the December 6 episode of the game show Jeopardy!
. The question for $1,600 was under the subject "12 Letter Words," and read "In the 2000 Summer Olympics, the USA's Megan Quann swam the 100m in this event in 1:07.05 to win gold."
In 2007, Jendrick won the silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 12th FINA World Championships.
On July 1, 2008, Jendrick qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in the 100 meter breaststroke, eight years after winning gold in the event at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. With the disqualification of Jessica Hardy, who was dropped from the team after testing positive for a banned substance (Clenbuterol), Jendrick is officially the winner of the event. Jendrick thus made her second Summer Olympic team after she missed qualifying in that event by a 11 one-hundredths of a second in 2004. In Beijing, Jendrick silenced many critics by making the final of the 100-meter breaststroke—ultimately finishing in fifth place—and capturing a silver medal as part of the 4x100 meter medley relay.
In Beijing, Jendrick became only the third person to win Olympic swimming medals under two different names and just the second American. The first was Eleanor Garatti (later Saville) in 1928 and 1932, the second was Libby Lenton (later Trickett) in 2004 and 2008. Jendrick did so in 2000 as Megan Quann, and in 2008 as Megan Jendrick.
On July 25, 2009, Jendrick set the 27th American Record of her career, this time in unusual fashion. Taking out a 200-meter breaststroke final, she raced her first 50 in 30.40 seconds, beating the 30.63 record that had been held by Jessica Hardy since 2007.
in Puyallup, Washington
. In December 2004, Jendrick married author Nathan Jendrick
.
Jendrick is still often listed as Quann or Quann-Jendrick but she has said that her legal and professional name is Megan Jendrick and that the hyphenated version is not correct.
Jendrick is the 2006 recipient of the Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Award, and was nominated that same year for a Golden Goggle Award, the highest honor outside of swimming an American aquatic athlete may receive. To date, she is a two-time nominee. From the Iba, Jendrick donated $10,000 to Children's Hospital in Seattle.
In late 2008, Jendrick began writing a weekly fitness question and answer column on the Advanced Research Press publication website, www.FitnessRxMag.com
On October 19, 2011, Megan gave birth to her first child, a son named Daethan.
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. Jendrick has set 27 American records and four world records in her swimming career up to date. She is a ten-time National champion, ten-time US Open champion, seven-time Masters World Record holder and fifteen-time US Masters National record holder.
Career
In 2000, after being the youngest medalist on the US Olympic swim team with gold in the 100-meter breaststroke and 400 medley relay, Megan was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, becoming one of few women to hold that honor.Jendrick was the star of the 2005 World University Games
Swimming at the 2005 Summer Universiade
The swimming competition during the 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIV Summer Universiade, took place in the Manisa Özel Ýdare Swimming Complex in Izmir, Turkey from August 12 till August 17, 2005. The swimming competition is one of the fourteen sports of the 23rd Universiade...
in İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, winning three gold medals and setting two Universiade records. At those Games, she was the only American woman to capture individual gold in two events.
Jendrick was only the second woman to ever swim the 100-yard breaststroke under 1:00 and was also the second woman in history to swim 100-yards breaststroke in under 59 seconds.
In 2006, Jendrick was the subject of a question on the December 6 episode of the game show Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
. The question for $1,600 was under the subject "12 Letter Words," and read "In the 2000 Summer Olympics, the USA's Megan Quann swam the 100m in this event in 1:07.05 to win gold."
In 2007, Jendrick won the silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 12th FINA World Championships.
On July 1, 2008, Jendrick qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in the 100 meter breaststroke, eight years after winning gold in the event at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. With the disqualification of Jessica Hardy, who was dropped from the team after testing positive for a banned substance (Clenbuterol), Jendrick is officially the winner of the event. Jendrick thus made her second Summer Olympic team after she missed qualifying in that event by a 11 one-hundredths of a second in 2004. In Beijing, Jendrick silenced many critics by making the final of the 100-meter breaststroke—ultimately finishing in fifth place—and capturing a silver medal as part of the 4x100 meter medley relay.
In Beijing, Jendrick became only the third person to win Olympic swimming medals under two different names and just the second American. The first was Eleanor Garatti (later Saville) in 1928 and 1932, the second was Libby Lenton (later Trickett) in 2004 and 2008. Jendrick did so in 2000 as Megan Quann, and in 2008 as Megan Jendrick.
On July 25, 2009, Jendrick set the 27th American Record of her career, this time in unusual fashion. Taking out a 200-meter breaststroke final, she raced her first 50 in 30.40 seconds, beating the 30.63 record that had been held by Jessica Hardy since 2007.
Personal
Jendrick graduated from Emerald Ridge High SchoolEmerald Ridge High School
Emerald Ridge High School is a high school in the Puyallup School District of Washington, United States and is commonly referred to as ERHS or simply ER. Emerald Ridge opened in September 2000. It features green, black and silver as its primary colors and has a jaguar as its official mascot...
in Puyallup, Washington
Puyallup, Washington
Puyallup, Washington is a city in Pierce County, Washington about five miles east of Tacoma. The population was 37,022 at the 2010 Census. Named after the Puyallup Tribe of Native Americans, Puyallup means "the generous people."-History:...
. In December 2004, Jendrick married author Nathan Jendrick
Nathan Jendrick
Nathan Jendrick is an U.S. author, lecturer, model, photographer and celebrity personal trainer.Jendrick has written several books, primarily with/for celebrities and notable personalities. His first book, Dunks, Doubles, Doping was a USA Book News Award finalist...
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Jendrick is still often listed as Quann or Quann-Jendrick but she has said that her legal and professional name is Megan Jendrick and that the hyphenated version is not correct.
Jendrick is the 2006 recipient of the Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Award, and was nominated that same year for a Golden Goggle Award, the highest honor outside of swimming an American aquatic athlete may receive. To date, she is a two-time nominee. From the Iba, Jendrick donated $10,000 to Children's Hospital in Seattle.
In late 2008, Jendrick began writing a weekly fitness question and answer column on the Advanced Research Press publication website, www.FitnessRxMag.com
On October 19, 2011, Megan gave birth to her first child, a son named Daethan.