Allison Rodgers Schmitt (born June 7, 1990) is an American swimmer who specializes in freestyle events, and is a six-time Olympic medalist.
In her Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Schmitt won a bronze medal as a member of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Four years later, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she won a total of five medals, three of them gold, in the 200-meter freestyle (in which she set a new Olympic record), in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay, and in the 4x100-meter medley relay (in which a new world record was set); and she also won a silver medal in the 400 meter freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay.
Full name | Allison Rodgers Schmitt |
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Nickname(s) | Schmitty, Al, Allie |
Nationality | United States |
Born | June 7, 1990 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 163 lb (74 kg) |
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