Dotsie Bausch
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Dorothy Lee "Dotsie" Bausch is an American cyclist, Olympic silver medalist, advocate, speaker, and the executive director of the nonprofit, Switch4Good. She is the founder of two nonprofits.
Early life[]
Bausch grew up in Kentucky and graduated from Villanova University with a degree in journalism.[1]
At 26 years old, toward the end of her therapy work, her therapist encouraged her to move her body again, choosing a physical activity that was not attached to a goal of fitness or weight loss. She chose cycling.[2]
Careers[]
Bausch was featured in the 2015 documentary Personal Gold: An Underdog Story and the 2017 documentary The Game Changers.[3]
Switch4Good is an athlete-driven nonprofit working toward a dairy-free future. The organization employs athlete stories with scientific research and outreach to help others "live better and do more" by avoiding dairy.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Dotsie Bausch". USA Cycling. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ^ Glassner, Jacob (July 25, 2012). "Dotsie Bausch sees God's hand in Olympic dream". The Southeast Outlook. Middletown, Kentucky: Southeast Christian Church. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ "Dotsie Bausch".
- ^ "Our Story".
External links[]
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- American female cyclists
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in cycling
- Living people
- Villanova University alumni
- 21st-century American women
- American cycling biography stubs