Nathalie Schneyder
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1968 (age 57) |
| Occupation | Syncro Coach |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Spouse | Erin Bartleson |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Synchronized Swimming |
| Club | Walnut Creek Aquanuts |
| Coached by | Gail Emory[1] |
Medal record | |
Nathalie Schneyder (born May 25, 1968) is a former American competitor in synchronized swimming and has served as an accomplished coach. She was an Olympic champion in team competition in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and won team golds in FINA World competitions and Pan Pacific competitions. She competed in team, individual, and duet synchronized competition.[1]
After starting swimming lessons around the age of four, Nathalie began competing in synchronized swimming at eight with the Walnut Creek Aquanuts Synchronized Swimming Team.[1] An exceptional team first formed in 1968, to date the Aquanuts have been national champions 14 times. The group was essential in providing Nathalie with an early grasp of synchronized swimming fundamentals and skills.[2]
1996 Olympic Team Gold in Atlanta
Born in San Francisco, California,[3] she was a member of the American team that received a gold medal in synchronized swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[4] The team received the first "10" score in the synchro free style event in the history of the Olympics.[1] She also won a team gold medal in 1994 in Rome.[1]
According to one source, Nathalie married Division II swimmer and swim coach Erin Bartleson not long after the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[5][6]
Influential coaches
Linda Krieger and Betty Hazel coached her in her earliest career. Her dancing abilities were enhanced by her Junior Team coach Joan Marie Vanaski. Nathalie swam with the U. S. National team for nine years. Lynn Virglio coached her each day in her swim workouts of 3 to 6 thousand yards completed before her synchronized swim workout. She was taken from her club's junior team to the competitive team by Gail Johnson, a 1983 Hall of Fame inductee for synchronized swimming and four-time Olympic gold medalist. Her National Team Coach Chris Carver, who was the U.S. Syncro team Head Coach at the 1996 Olympics, further enhanced her existing conditioning and skills. Karen Babb worked with her swimming figures. Hall of Famer Gail Emery, her club coach, may have been her greatest influence in developing her into an Olympic Champion.[1] Emery was named to the International Women Sports Hall of Fame in 1997, coached the Walnut Creek Aquanuts to consecutive national championships, was a three time Olympic coach for synchronized swimming.[7] In 2000, Emery was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[8]
