Wendy Weinberg

Wendy Weinberg (now Wendy Weinberg Weil; born June 27, 1958) is an American former competition swimmer who was an Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and Maccabiah Games medalist.[1]

Wendy Weinberg

Personal information
Full name	Wendy Weinberg
National team	United States
Born	(1958-06-27) June 27, 1958 Baltimore, Maryland
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Homewood Aquatics Club
College team	University of Virginia University of North Carolina
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 800 m freestyle Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City 800 m freestyle Summer Universiade 1977 Sofia 400 m freestyle Maccabiah Games 1973 Ramat Gan 800 m freestyle 1977 Ramat Gan 200 m butterfly 1977 Ramat Gan 200 m freestyle 1977 Ramat Gan 4×100 m medley 1977 Ramat Gan 100 m freestyle

At the 1973 Maccabiah Games, she won a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle.[2] She won a total of four gold medals in the 1973 Maccabiah Games.[3][4]

In 1975, she established an American record in the 200-meter butterfly, swimming it in 2:18.2 at the West German Bremen Swimfest.[1] That year she also won a gold medal and set a new Pan American Games record in Mexico City in the 800-meter freestyle, winning it in 9:05.47.[1]

She attended and swam for the University of Virginia on a swimming scholarship, where she was an All American.[5][6][7][8] She transferred to the University of North Carolina, and earned an MS at UNC Chapel Hill, as well as received a Graduate Certificate in Physical Therapy from Emory University.[8][5]

Weinberg represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She won a bronze medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle for placing third (8:42.60), following East German Petra Thumer (8:37.14), and American teammate Shirley Babashoff (8:37.59).[1][9]

At the 1977 Maccabiah Games (the "Jewish Olympics"), Weinberg – who is Jewish[1][9][10][11] – won six gold medals and two silver medals.[12][13][14] Among her golds was a win in the 200-meter freestyle (in 2:08.96), the 200-meter butterfly, the 400-meter freestyle,[15] and a win in the 4×100-meter medley relay team which she was captain of (in 4:10.09).[13][16][17] One silver was in the 100-yard freestyle.[17]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of select Jewish swimmers
• List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
• List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Olympians
• List of University of Virginia people

References

1. Bob Wechsler. Day by day in Jewish sports history. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
2. "Swedish Star Wins 7th Gold". Retrieved March 19, 2011.
3. Swim Across America: Wendy Weinberg Weil
4. Frank R. Comfort
5. Olympic Moments: Wendy Weil | Washingtonian
6. Wendy Weinberg Weil – Honor Athlete - Maryland Swimming
7. Gold Medal-Winning U.Va. Student Lauren Perdue To Be Honored at Feb. 3 Game | UVA Today
8. Wendy Weinberg Weil - Swim Across America
9. Joseph Siegman. Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
10. Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum (2007). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
11. "Olympic Games". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
12. "Weinberg captures six gold medals, two silvers in Maccabiah Games". The Baltimore Sun. July 19, 1977. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
13. "Bergman Captures Third Gold Medal". July 16, 1977. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
14. "Sports in the United States". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
15. "U.S. Athletes Excel at Games in Israel". The New York Times. July 14, 1977.
16. "x". Retrieved March 19, 2011.
17. "Weinberg wins gold medal, silver in Maccabiah Games". The Baltimore Sun. July 14, 1977. Retrieved March 19, 2011.

External links

• Wendy Weinberg at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)