Mitzi Kremer
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Mitzi Patricia Kremer is a former freestyle
swimmer from the United States
, who was a member of the women's team that won the bronze medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul, South Korea. Her winning teammates were Mary Wayte
, Dara Torres
, and Laura Walker
.
Kremer competed collegiately at Clemson University
, where she is recognized as the school's most decorated swimmer. She won two NCAA championships, sixteen All-American honors, and five ACC championships.
She currently is the head coach of Team New Tampa YMCA club swim team, located in Tampa, Florida.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, who was a member of the women's team that won the bronze medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul, South Korea. Her winning teammates were Mary Wayte
Mary Wayte
Mary Alice Wayte Bradburne is a former American college and international swimmer who was a two-time Olympic gold medalist and television sports commentator.- Early years :...
, Dara Torres
Dara Torres
Dara Grace Torres is an American international swimmer and a twelve-time Olympic medalist. Torres was the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Olympic Games , and, at age 41, the oldest swimmer ever to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team...
, and Laura Walker
Laura Walker
Laura Anne Walker is a former American college and international swimmer who was an Olympic bronze medalist.Walker was a member of the third-place United States women's relay team that won the bronze medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea...
.
Kremer competed collegiately at Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
, where she is recognized as the school's most decorated swimmer. She won two NCAA championships, sixteen All-American honors, and five ACC championships.
She currently is the head coach of Team New Tampa YMCA club swim team, located in Tampa, Florida.