Nickname(s) "Joe" Name Joe Hudepohl Role Swimmer | Height 1.83 m Weight 74 kg | |
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Full name Joseph Bernard Hudepohl Born November 16, 1973 (age 51) ( 1973-11-16 ) Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
1996 Olympics 4x200m Freestyle Swimming Relay - USA Gold
Joseph Bernard Hudepohl (born November 16, 1973) is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
Contents
- 1996 Olympics 4x200m Freestyle Swimming Relay USA Gold
- Cincinnati Olympian discusses tough times faced by successful athletes
- Early years
- Swimming accomplishments
- References
Cincinnati Olympian discusses tough times faced by successful athletes
Early years
Hudepohl is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and was raised in the suburb of Finneytown. He is a 1992 alumnus of Saint Xavier High School in Cincinnati and graduated from Stanford University in 1997.
Swimming accomplishments
Joe Hudepohl was the youngest member of the 1992 United States swimming team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won a gold medal as a member of the victorious 400-meter freestyle relay team, and earned a bronze medal as part of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay team. Hudepohl also represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he won a gold medal as a member of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay team.
Hudepohl's Olympic accomplishments followed a collegiate and prep swimming career. He was named National High School Swimmer of the Year in 1992 and won multiple NCAA championships while competing for Stanford University. He was also a member of two American record relay teams and part of a world record 400-meter freestyle relay team at the 1995 Pan Pacific Championships.
Hudepohl presently resides in Tampa, Florida, where he works in the Growth Equities team of Logan Circle Partners, L.P., the traditional asset management arm of Fortress Investment Group.