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Wendy Weinberg

Wendy Weinberg Weil (née Weinberg; 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 Weil
Personal information
Birth nameWendy Weinberg
National teamUnited States
Born (1958-06-27) June 27, 1958 (age 66)
Baltimore, Maryland
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubHomewood Aquatics Club
College teamUniversity of Virginia
University of North Carolina
CoachFrank Comfort
Homewood Aquatic, UNC
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal 800 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City 800 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Sofia 400 m freestyle
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 1973 Ramat Gan 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ramat Gan 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ramat Gan 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ramat Gan 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1977 Ramat Gan 100 m freestyle

Swimming career

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1973 Maccabiah Games

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At the 1973 Maccabiah Games in Israel, she won a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle, as well as in the women's 200 m butterfly and the women's 400 m medley.[2][3][4] She won a total of four gold medals in the 1973 Maccabiah Games.[5][6]

1973 Pan American Games

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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]

In Baltimore, she swam for winning coach Frank Comfort's Homewood AAU Swim Club, and later swam with Comfort at the University of North Carolina.[7]

She swam for the University of Virginia on a swimming scholarship, where she was an All American.[8][9][10][11] She transferred to the University of North Carolina, and earned an MS at UNC Chapel Hill, and a Graduate Certificate in Physical Therapy from Emory University.[11][8]

1976 Olympic Bronze medal, 800m freestyle

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One year after graduating from the Friends School of Baltimore,[12] 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][13]

1977 Maccabiah games

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At the 1977 Maccabiah Games (the "Jewish Olympics") in Israel, Weinberg – who is Jewish[1][13][14][15] – won six gold medals and two silver medals.[16][17][18] Among her golds was a win in the 200 m freestyle (in 2:08.96), the 200 m butterfly, the 400 m freestyle, the 800 m freestyle,and a win in the 4×100-meter medley relay team which she was captain of (in 4:10.09).[19][20][17][21][22] Her silver medals were in the 100 m freestyle and the 100 m butterfly.[22][23][24]

Later life

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She is a certified athletic trainer, and has a graduate certificate in physical therapy, which has been her primary career. A broken leg and shoulder injuries during her college years diversified her athletic pursuits to include racquetball, tennis, kayaking, and cycling.[25][26] She practises as a physical therapist under her married name, Wendy Weil.[27]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "Sweden's Gold Medal Twins Swim to 2 More at Maccabiah". The New York Times. July 14, 1973 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "U.S. Suspends Fighting Doctor". The New York Times. July 13, 1973 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ "Swedish Star Wins 7th Gold". Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  5. ^ Swim Across America: Wendy Weinberg Weil
  6. ^ "Frank R. Comfort". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  7. ^ Brown, Doug, "Welsh Appointed Hopkins Coach", The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, 15 June 1977, pg. 68
  8. ^ a b "Olympic Moments: Wendy Weil - Washingtonian". July 30, 2012.
  9. ^ "Wendy Weinberg Weil – Honor Athlete - Maryland Swimming". Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "Gold Medal-Winning U.Va. Student Lauren Perdue To Be Honored at Feb. 3 Game". UVA Today. January 18, 2013.
  11. ^ a b Wendy Weinberg Weil – Swim Across America
  12. ^ "Small Idea Brings Huge Rewards", The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, pg. 37, 4 June 1991
  13. ^ a b Joseph Siegman (2000). Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. Brassey's. ISBN 9781574882841. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  14. ^ Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum (2007). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Macmillan Reference USA. ISBN 9780028659435. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  15. ^ "Olympic Games". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  16. ^ "Weinberg captures six gold medals, two silvers in Maccabiah Games". The Baltimore Sun. July 19, 1977. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  17. ^ a b "Bergman Captures Third Gold Medal". July 16, 1977. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  18. ^ "Sports in the United States". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  19. ^ "U.S. Athletes Excel at Games in Israel". The New York Times. July 14, 1977.
  20. ^ "U.S. Swimmers Again Dominate Tel Aviv Games". The New York Times. July 19, 1977.
  21. ^ "x". Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  22. ^ a b "Weinberg wins gold medal, silver in Maccabiah Games". The Baltimore Sun. July 14, 1977. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  23. ^ "U.S. Swimmers Star at Maccabiah Games". The New York Times. July 14, 1977.
  24. ^ "Americans Excel in Maccabiah Games". The New York Times. July 18, 1977 – via NYTimes.com.
  25. ^ Brown, Doug, "Weinberg: Politics Spoil Games", The Evening Sun, pg. 47, Baltimore, Maryland, 26 July 1984
  26. ^ Worked as physical therapist in "Where are they Now", The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach, Florida, pg. 42, 4 July 2004
  27. ^ McLean (2008). "Wendy Weinberg, 50". Washington Post Magazine. 072708.
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