Barbara Bedford (swimmer)
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Full name | Barbara Jane Bedford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "B.J." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1972-11-09) November 9, 1972 (age 51) Hanover, New Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barbara Jane Bedford (born November 9, 1972), who competed as BJ Bedford, currently known by her married name, Barbara Miller, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
Bedford represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She was a member of the U.S. team that won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay and set a new world record of 3:58.30 in the event final. Her record-setting teammates included Megan Quann (breaststroke), Jenny Thompson (butterfly), and Dara Torres (freestyle).
Bedford attended high school at swimming powerhouse Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey[1] and is the sister of competitive swimmer Fritz Bedford.[2]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of University of Texas at Austin alumni
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- Pan American Games records in swimming
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
- ^ Peddie School Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2011. "A national swimming power, Peddie swimmers represented the U.S. in the last three Olympics including double gold medalist, Nelson Diebel in Barcelona and gold medalist BJ Bedford in Sydney."
- ^ Ross, Andy (October 23, 2018). "Fritz Bedford Breaks Masters World Record in Vermont". SwimmingWorldMagazine.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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- 1960:
Lynn Burke, Patty Kempner, Carolyn Schuler, Chris von Saltza (USA)
- 1964:
Cathy Ferguson, Cynthia Goyette, Sharon Stouder, Kathy Ellis (USA)
- 1968:
Kaye Hall, Catie Ball, Ellie Daniel, Susan Pedersen (USA)
- 1972:
Melissa Belote, Cathy Carr, Deena Deardurff, Sandy Neilson (USA)
- 1976:
Ulrike Richter, Hannelore Anke, Kornelia Ender, Andrea Pollack (GDR)
- 1980:
Rica Reinisch, Ute Geweniger, Andrea Pollack, Caren Metschuck (GDR)
- 1984:
Theresa Andrews, Tracy Caulkins, Mary T. Meagher, Nancy Hogshead (USA)
- 1988:
Kristin Otto, Silke Hörner, Birte Weigang, Katrin Meissner (GDR)
- 1992:
Lea Loveless, Anita Nall, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton, Jenny Thompson, Janie Wagstaff, Megan Kleine, Summer Sanders, Nicole Haislett (USA)
- 1996:
Beth Botsford, Amanda Beard, Angel Martino, Amy Van Dyken, Catherine Fox, Whitney Hedgepeth, Kristine Quance, Jenny Thompson (USA)
- 2000:
Barbara Bedford, Megan Quann, Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres, Courtney Shealy, Ashley Tappin, Amy Van Dyken, Staciana Stitts (USA)
- 2004:
Giaan Rooney, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry, Brooke Hanson, Jessicah Schipper, Alice Mills (AUS)
- 2008:
Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett, Tarnee White, Felicity Galvez, Shayne Reese (AUS)
- 2012:
Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, Allison Schmitt, Rachel Bootsma, Breeja Larson, Claire Donahue, Jessica Hardy (USA)
- 2016:
Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer, Simone Manuel, Olivia Smoliga, Katie Meili, Kelsi Worrell, Abbey Weitzeil (USA)
- 2020:
Cate Campbell, Chelsea Hodges, Emma McKeon, Kaylee McKeown, Mollie O'Callaghan, Emily Seebohm, Brianna Throssell (AUS)
- 2024:
Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske, Katharine Berkoff, Emma Weber, Alex Shackell, Kate Douglass (USA)
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