Barbara Bedford (swimmer)
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| Full name | Barbara Jane Bedford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "B.J." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States |
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| Born | November 9, 1972 Hanover, New Hampshire |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barbara Jane Bedford (born November 9, 1972), also known by her married name as Barbara Miller, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
Bedford represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She was a member of the U.S. team that won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay and set a new world record of 3:58.30 in the event final. Her record-setting teammates included Megan Quann (breaststroke), Jenny Thompson (butterfly), and Dara Torres (freestyle).
Bedford attended high school at swimming powerhouse Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey.[1]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of University of Texas at Austin alumni
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- Pan American Games records in swimming
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
- ↑ Peddie School, Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2011. "A national swimming power, Peddie swimmers represented the U.S. in the last three Olympics including double gold medalist, Nelson Diebel in Barcelona and gold medalist BJ Bedford in Sydney."
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