Natalie Hinds

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Natalie Hinds
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1993-12-07) December 7, 1993 (age 28)[1]
Midland, Texas, USA[2]
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight76.2 kg (168 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubCali Condors[1]
Athens Bulldog Swim Club[2]
College teamUniversity of Florida
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
Total 0 0 1
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle

Natalie Hinds is an American professional swimmer specializing in freestyle and butterfly events. She qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay as part of the 2020 U.S. Olympic swimming team, placing 4th at the US Olympic Team Trials. At the 2020 Olympics, Hinds won a bronze medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, swimming in both the prelims and the finals.

Early life and education[]

Hinds learned to swim early in life from her mom, who was a competitive swimmer.[3]

She is a graduate of Midland High School.[4]

In college Hinds majored in Communication for her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida.[3] She graduated with her degree in 2016.[2]

Career[]

2012 US Olympic Trials[]

Hinds competed at her first US Olympic Team Trials in swimming in 2012 where she ranked 47th in the 100-meter butterfly and did not advance to the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

2015[]

In 2015 Hinds gained recognition from NBC, USA Swimming, and SwimSwam alongside Simone Manuel and Lia Neal for being the first trio of African-American swimmers at a Women's Division 1 NCAA Championship to sweep the podium, take first, second, and third place, in a single event.[7][8]

2016 US Olympic Trials[]

At the 2016 US Olympic Trials in swimming, Hinds ranked 40th in the 100-meter freestyle, 55th in the 50-meter freestyle, and 70th in the 100-meter butterfly and did not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9]

2016–2018: Taking a break from swimming[]

In 2016 Hinds decided to take a break from swimming, transitioning to app development as part of her job at Turner Broadcasting based in Atlanta, Georgia.[5][3] She returned to competitive swimming after being inspired by the 2018 USA National Championships.[3]

2021[]

2020 US Olympic Trials[]

In the semifinals of the 100-meter freestyle at the 2020 US Olympic Trials in swimming, Hinds tied her training partner Olivia Smoliga for first place.[10] In the final Hinds ranked fourth, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11]

In her other events, Hinds ranked 11th in the 100-meter butterfly semifinals with a time of 58.40 and ranked 11th in the 50-meter freestyle swimming a 25.14 in the semifinals.[12]

2020 Summer Olympics[]

See also: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics
2020 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:32.81

The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan were the first Olympic Games Hinds qualified to compete in.[5] Hinds swam in both the prelims and the final of the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.[13][14] In the prelims, Hinds and her prelims relay teammates Olivia Smoliga, Catie DeLoof, and Allison Schmitt placed fifth overall and qualified the relay to swim in the final.[15] Of the swimmers on her prelims relay, Hinds had the fastest individual time with a split of 53.28 seconds.[16] She and her finals relay teammates Abbey Weitzeil, Simone Manuel, and Erika Brown swam a 3:32.81 and earned the bronze medal in the final.[14][17] Hinds and Kieran Smith were the first two University of Florida Gators to win a medal at the 2020 Olympics.[17]

International Swimming League[]

In 2021, Hinds was chosen to compete for team Cali Condors in the 2021 International Swimming League.[18]

Personal[]

Sponsorships[]

For the 2020—2021 time span, Hinds signed a professional endorsement deal with the United States division of swimwear company Arena.[19]

Activism[]

Hinds is a vocal proponent of racial equality for African-Americans. Soon after the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, Hinds took to social media platform Instagram to support him.[20] Once USA Swimming put out a statement on its commitment to social justice following Floyd's murder, Hinds was one of a number of African-American swimmers who provided unsolicited feedback about what they thought the organization should and should not say and how they thought USA Swimming should change.[21] Hinds used the murder of Floyd as an opportunity to continue to share her support for the Black Lives Matter movement.[22]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Team Rosters: Cali Condors - Natalie Hinds". International Swimming League. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Roster". USA Swimming. June 21, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d SwimSwam (September 14, 2020). "SwimSwam Podcast: Natalie Hinds Shares Chronicles of a Lifelong Swimmer". YouTube. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Brandenburg, Jakob (June 24, 2021). "West Texas Olympian Natalie Hinds reacts to making Team USA". CBS7. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Carter, Scott (June 28, 2021). "Gators In Olympic Games: Natalie Hinds". University of Florida. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Omega Timing (July 2, 2012). "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Complete Results". USA Swimming. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Three College Swimmers Make History At NCAA Championship: African-American swimmers took the top three finishes in a single event at NCAA Swimming Championships this weekend". NBC. March 23, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "1st African American woman to win an Olympic medal relects on the historic 1-2-3 Minority Finish at Women's NCAAs". SwimSwam. March 23, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "2016 Olympic Trials Results". USA Swimming. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  10. ^ D'Addona, Dan (June 20, 2021). "Natalie Hinds, Olivia Smoliga Share Rare Bond, Now Olympic Teammates: 'That is Why This is So Special For Us'". Swimming World. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. June 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Wave II Complete Results". USA Swimming. June 20, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Sutherland, James (July 24, 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  14. ^ a b Anderson, Jared (July 24, 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  15. ^ Storrs, Mason (July 24, 2021). "Midland native Natalie Hinds, Team USA Women's 4x100m freestyle relay team qualify for Olympic finals". NewsWest 9. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  16. ^ Omega Timing; Atos (August 1, 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  17. ^ a b Pinson, Chris (July 24, 2021). "Kieran Smith, Natalie Hinds first Gators to earn medals for Team U.S.A.". WCJB-TV. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  18. ^ Penland, Spencer (August 1, 2021). "ISL Season 3: Free Agency Period Closed After 36 Free Agent Signings In July". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  19. ^ West, Brandi (September 17, 2020). "Arena USA signs 20x NCAA All-American, Natalie Hinds, through 2021". Swimming World. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  20. ^ Ross, Andy (May 30, 2020). "Simone Manuel, Katie Ledecky and Natalie Hinds Speak Up on George Floyd Tragedy: 'Let's Listen, Engage and Build'". Swimming World. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  21. ^ Hart, Torrey (June 20, 2020). "Whitley, Neal, Jones, Levant, Hinds Advised USA Swimming On BLM Statement". SwimSwam. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  22. ^ D'Addona, Dan (September 1, 2020). "Natalie Hinds Discusses 'Fighting to be Equal,' Using Her Platform in Fireside Chat With Elizabeth Beisel". Swimming World. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

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