Stephanie Nesbitt
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| Born | 10 August 1985 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Synchronized Swimming | ||||||||||||||
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Stephanie Nesbitt (born 10 August 1985) is a Canadian-born American competitor in synchronized swimming who won a bronze medal in team competition at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Nesbitt was born in Toronto, Canada, on 10 August 1985.[1] Stephanie's mother Sue Baross Nesbitt served as a synchronized swimming champion and coached the Riverside Aquettes, and in 1973 and 1975 was a world champion in team competition.[2] Stephanie's younger sister, Barbara Nesbitt, who attended Ohio State, competed as a synchronized swimmer and was a synchronized coach and trainer.[3]
Career highlights
Stephanie began swimming with the Riverside Aquettes in Riverside, CA, as a child. In 1994, she took first place in the Junior National Duet Championship with fellow Riverside AQuettes team member Courtenay Stewart. In 2002, she placed second in the duet competition with Sara Lowe at the VIII Junior World Championships in Montreal, and was a member of the USA Team that came in 3rd place at the X FINA World Cup in Zurich, Switzerland. She was a member of the USA Team that placed 3rd overall and in Free Routine Combination at the X World Aquatic Championships in Barcelona, Spain, in 2003, before she went on to participate with the team that took first at the XIV Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. [4]
