Margo Geer
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| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 17, 1992 Milford Center, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 152 lb (69 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Arizona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Margo Geer (born March 17, 1992) is an American competition swimmer specializing in sprint freestyle.[1] She is the current head coach of the University of Alabama’s men’s and women’s programs as of August 2021 following her bid for the Olympic Games.[2]
Early life
[edit]She began swimming at the Springfield YMCA[3] (SPY) in Springfield, Ohio under coaches Dave Johnson, Mickey McNeil and John Bishop at just four years old. She later swam for Fairbanks High School. She graduated the University of Arizona in 2014.[4] Geer was a volunteer swim coach at Ohio State University during their 2016–17 season.[5] She is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events.
Career
[edit]Geer attended the University of Arizona, where she swam for the Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team. She was a three-time NCAA National Champion (50-yard freestyle in 2013; 100-yard freestyle in 2013 and 2014).[6][7] She was also named the 2015 Pac-12 Woman of the Year.[8] She represented the United States at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships where she won a gold medal swimming for the first-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter mixed freestyle relay, a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m mixed medley relay, and a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[9][10] After her collegiate career, she competed at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Trials, where she finished fifth in 2012.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bio: Margo Geer". arizonawildcats.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "Bio: Margo Geer". rolltide.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Bio: Margo Geer". swimswam.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "Margo Geer's Journey Back to Swimming After Unhappy Olympic Trials". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Geer to Volunteer Coach at Ohio State". collegeswimming.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "Bio: Margo Geer". arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "National Team Bios: Margo Geer". USA Swimming. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Margo Geer Named Pac-12 Woman of the Year". CBS 46. June 9, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Tucson's Margo Geer swims on bronze medal team at World Championships". AZ Central. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "LIST OF AMERICAN MEDALISTS AT THE 2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". USA Swimming. August 9, 2015. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Margo Geer at World Aquatics
- Margo Geer at the International Swimming League (archived)
- Margo Geer at USA Swimming (archived October 20, 2021)
- Margo Geer at Team USA (archive June 5, 2023)
- Margo Geer at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
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Italics: Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. |
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American female freestyle swimmers
- Arizona Wildcats women's swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming
- 21st-century American sportswomen