Amy White

Amy White

White in 1984
Personal information
Full name	Amy Lee White
National team	United States
Born	(1968-10-20) October 20, 1968 (age 57) Redondo Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation	Paralegal
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	126 lb (57 kg)
Spouse	James Earnest Ballidis (m. 1998)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Mission Viejo Nadadores
College team	Southern Methodist University
Coach	Mark Schubert (Mission Viejo)
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 200 m backstroke Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 200 m backstroke

Amy Lee White (born October 20, 1968), later known by her married name Amy Ballidis, is an American former competition swimmer who competed for Southern Methodist University and represented the United States at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, winning a silver medal in the women's 200-meter backstroke. She swam for the Mission Viejo Nadadores. ^{[1] [1] [2]}

Mark Schubert, 1988

Amy Lee White was born in Redondo Beach, California, to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace White on October 20, 1968 and attended Irvine, California's University High School. At the peak of her swimming career, she trained and competed with the highly competitive program of the Mission Viejo Nadadores under Hall of Fame Head Coach Mark Schubert through 1985. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

1984 Los Angeles Olympic silver

She represented the United States as a 15-year-old High School Junior at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. ^[1] She received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 200-meter backstroke, finishing with a time of 2:13.04, behind Dutch swimmer Jolanda de Rover. ^{[1] [6]} Aneta Patrascoiu of Romania placed third for the bronze. ^[3]

White attended Southern Methodist University, but left the women's swim team after her Sophomore year suffering from back injuries. ^[4]

She married James Earnest Ballidis, a Southwestern School of Law graduate, on April 25, 1998, while working for the law firm Alan and Flatt in Newport, California. Ballidis was the primary litigating attorney for the firm. ^{[4] [7]}

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Southern Methodist University people

References

1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Amy White. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games, Women's 200 metres backstroke. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
3. ""U.S. Swimmers, Romanian Rowers Make Gold", The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, August 5, 1984, pg. 126". newspapers.com. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
4. "Olympedia Biography, Amy White". olympedia.org. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
5. "Beubis, Seymour, "DeRover Holds Off White, Wins", The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, August 5, 1984, pg. 126" . Retrieved February 25, 2025.
6. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games, Women's 200 metres backstroke. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
7. ""White-Ballidis", The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, February 19, 1998, pg. 246". newspapers.com. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amy White". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.