Tauna Vandeweghe
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Tauna Kay Vandeweghe |
National team | United States |
Born | Green Valley, California |
February 7, 1960
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke |
Club | Long Beach Swim Club |
College team | University of California, Los Angeles |
Tauna Kay Vandeweghe (born February 7, 1960) is an American former competition swimmer who participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She competed in the 100-meter backstroke and advanced to the semifinals of the event, recording a best time of 1:05.0 in the preliminary heats.[1]
Vandewghe is the sister of professional basketball player Kiki Vandeweghe, and the daughter of professional basketball player Ernie Vandeweghe and Colleen Kay Hutchins, the 1952 Miss America. Her uncle Mel Hutchins was also a professional basketball player and NBA All-Star. Her daughter Coco Vandeweghe is a professional tennis player.
See also
- List of University of California, Los Angeles people
- List of University of Southern California people
References
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Tauna Vandeweghe. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
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