Erin Phenix
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United StatesCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
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| Full name | Erin Ashley Phenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 1, 1981 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erin Ashley Phenix (born March 1, 1981) is an American former competition swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
Phenix was raised in Greenhills, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, by her mother, Laurie.[2] She swam for the Cincinnati Marlins. At Ursuline Academy, she won the state championship as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay team.[3] The next year, she earned individual state championships in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle, while participating in the championships relay teams at both 200 and 400 yard distances.[3] In her final year at Ursuline, she would repeat as champion in those four races, and be named the GGCL swimmer of the year, and The Cincinnati Enquirer "swimmer of the year".[3]
