Full name Melanie Margalis Name Melanie Margalis Sport Swimming | Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) National team United States | |
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Born December 30, 1991 (age 32) ( 1991-12-30 ) Strokes Backstroke, backstroke, medley Club St. Petersburg Aquatics College team Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving | ||
Melanie margalis feels good to have all your hard work pay off
Melanie Margalis (born December 30, 1991) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in the freestyle, breaststroke and individual medley events.
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- Melanie margalis feels good to have all your hard work pay off
- Let your love grow tall passion pit
- High school career
- College career
- International career
- References
Let your love grow tall passion pit
High school career
Margalis graduated from Countryside High School, where she was also a club swimmer for St. Petersburg Aquatics. There, she was coached by Fred Lewis. In high school swimming, she was a three-time state champion and held the state record in the 200-yard IM. For four years in a row, Margalis was named her teams’ MVP. Proving her versatility, she also swam the 500-yard free in 2009 in which she also won a state championship. After her performances that season, she was named the 2009-2010 Pinellas County Female Athlete of the Year. That same year, she was named to the National Youth Championship Team.
College career
Margalis helped the Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving women's team at the University of Georgia win the NCAA Division I women's team title in 2013 and again in 2014.
International career
Margalis won gold in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay as a member of the preliminary team and bronze in the 200-meter individual medley at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russia. Further, she won the gold medal with the U.S. women's 4x200 freestyle relay team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
