Melanie Valerio, born May 7, 1969 in Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, is a United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 swimmer, who graduated from Hawken School

Hawken School

Hawken School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Northeast Ohio.Hawken currently has two main campuses, the Lower and Middle Schools in Lyndhurst and the Upper School in Gates Mills, plus a third, an urban campus in University Circle, The Sally & Bob Gries Center...

 in Gates Mills, Ohio

Gates Mills, Ohio

Gates Mills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,270 at the 2010 census. Gates Mills is an affluent suburb of Cleveland...

 and the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

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Valerio won a gold medal as a member of the winning 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay

The final of the Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay event for the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday July 22, 1996.-Medalists:-Final:-Non-Qualifiers:-See also:*1997 Women's World Championships 4x100m Freestyle...

 team at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 in Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

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Valerio races Ironman

Ironman Triathlon

An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation consisting of a swim, a bike and a marathon run, raced in that order and without a break...

 and is an elite age-group member of the Timex Multisport Team. She often blogs her races and training for Timex.http://teamtimex.timexblogs.com/author/melanie-valerio. She has also secured the first ever Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...

custom-built bike. Melanie can be found in women's magazines offering fitness and training tips.