Suzannah Bianco
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May 15, 1973 (age 52)
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| Born | Suzannah Dyroen May 15, 1973 (age 52) San Jose, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | West Valley College | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Performer, Synchro Coach | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Bradley Bianco (Divorced) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Santa Clara Aquamaids | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Chris Carver (Aquamaids) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Suzannah Dyroen Bianco (née Dyroen)[1] (born May 15, 1973) is an American competitor in synchronized swimming and a 1998 Atlanta Olympic champion.
Suzanne Dyroen was born May 15, 1973 in San Jose, California. She is the sister of synchronized swimmer Becky Dyroen-Lancer.[2] Bianco swam for the Santa Clara Swim Club, where through the age of eight through twenty-four,[3] she was part of the highly competitive Santa Clara Aquamaids sycnronized swimming team under Hall of Fame Head Coach Chris Carver.[4][5][6][7]
In career highlights, at the 1994 World Championships, Bianco won a gold medal in the group competition and at the 1995 Pan American Games won another gold in group competition.[8]
At the April, 1995 Jantzen National Synchronized swimming championships at the Tonawanda Aquatic Fitness Center, Suzannah's Santa Clara Aquamaids team won the team championship with her sister Becky Dryoen-Lancer also participating and winning gold medals in the solo, duet and figures, competition.[9]
Prior to the Olympics, Dryoen married Bradley Bianco in 1993, a cyclist, though the marriage was not a lengthy one. The couple had children together.[2][10][11]