Martha Bowen

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Martha Bowen
Personal information
Born1980 (age 4243)
Jackson, Mississippi, US [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
ClubAuburn Aquatics [2]
Medal record
Swimming
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Fukuoka 200 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Fukuoka 400 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Yokohama 400m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Yokohama 200m medley
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 200m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 400m medley

Martha "Maggie" Bowen [3] (born 1980) [2] [4] is a retired American swimmer who won two medals in individual medley events at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships. [3]

In 2000, she narrowly missed Olympic qualification by finishing third in the 200 m medley in the US trials. She won several National Collegiate Athletic Association titles in medley and freestyle events in 2001–2003. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 MAGGIE BOWEN NAMED CLARION-LEDGER 2001 SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine . Swimmingworld Magazine (December 26, 2001).
  2. 1 2 Event Results 2004 Janet Evans Invitational. wa.swimming.org.au
  3. 1 2 Jean-Louis Meuret (2007), HistoFINA Volume IV – Tome IV [ permanent dead link ]. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50 m.) Before Rome 2009.
  4. Maggie Bowen. swimmingtimes.com