Kim Black

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Kimberly Black
Personal information
Full nameKimberly Black
Nickname"Kim"
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1978-04-30) April 30, 1978 (age 46) [1] [2]
Liverpool, New York [1] [2]
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight132 lb (60 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
College team University of Southern California
University of Georgia
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Summer Olympics
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney [3] 4x200 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Catania 4x200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Palma 200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Palma 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Beijing 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Messina 200 m freestyle

Kimberly "Kim" Black (born April 30, 1978) [1] [2] is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.

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Black began her college swimming career at the University of Southern California, where she competed alongside future fellow Olympians such as Lindsay Benko, before transferring to the University of Georgia in 1999. [4] [5] She graduated from UGA in 2001 and was named the NCAA Woman of the Year Award for 2001. She is also recipient of an NCAA Post-Graduate scholarship in 2001. She was on the U.S. Women's swimming team in the 2000 Summer Olympics where she won a gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle relay. During her swimming career at Georgia, she was a four – time All-American and helped lead the Lady Bulldogs to three straight NCAA championships. Black was also awarded the Today's Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 2002. She was the female winner of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's highest academic honor, the 2001 Walter Byers Award, in recognition of being the nation's top female scholar-athlete. [6] [7]

She was in the 2002 Top VIII class with Emily Bloss, André Davis, Misty Hyman, Leah Juno, Nancy Metcalf, Bryce Molder, and Ruth Riley. [8] The 2001 Male Walter Byers Scholar was Bradley Henderson.

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Preceded by NCAA Woman of the Year Award
2001
Succeeded by