Leigh Ann Fetter

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Leigh Ann Fetter
Personal information
Full nameLeigh Ann Fetter
National teamUnited States
Born (1969-05-23) May 23, 1969 (age 52)
Louisville, Kentucky
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Texas
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1991 Perth 50 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tokyo 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Tokyo 50 m freestyle

Leigh Ann Fetter (born May 23, 1969), later known by her married name Leigh Ann Witt, is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She finished fifth in the final of the women's 50-meter freestyle in a time of 25.78 seconds.[1]

Fetter attended the University of Texas at Austin, and swam for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1987 to 1991. She was the first woman to ever swim the 50-yard freestyle in under 22 seconds, and won the NCAA individual national championship in the event four consecutive years. She was also a key points contributor to the Lady Longhorns' NCAA national team championships in 1988, 1990 and 1991, and received the Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year in 1990–91.[2][3] She was inducted into the university's Longhorn Hall of Honor in 2003.[4]

See also[]

  • List of University of Texas at Austin alumni
  • List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)

References[]

  1. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Leigh Ann Fetter. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Collegiate Women Sports Awards, Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "National Championship moments: 1991 Women's Swimming and Diving". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  4. ^ TexasSports.com, Longhorn Hall of Honor, Leigh Ann Fetter-Witt. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
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