Samantha Arsenault

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Samantha Arsenault
Samantha Arsenault Livingstone at Saint Edward's School in February 2024 (cropped).jpg
Livingstone in 2024.
Personal information
Full nameSamantha Arsenault
Nickname"Sam"
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1981-10-11) October 11, 1981 (age 42)
Peabody, Massachusetts
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight152 lb (69 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubAthens Bulldogs, Greenwood Memorial
College team University of Michigan
University of Georgia
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle

Samantha Arsenault (born October 11, 1981), later known by her married name Samantha Livingstone, is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. Arsenault represented the United States at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, where she received a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Diana Munz, Lindsay Benko and Jenny Thompson. The four Americans set a new Olympic record in the event final of 7:57.80. [1]

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Arsenault was born in Peabody, Massachusetts and graduated from Gardner High School. She swam for North Shore Swim Club and Greenwood Memorial Swim Club in Gardner, Massachusetts. She initially attended the University of Michigan, and swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team. She transferred to the University of Georgia after her freshman year, and finished her college sports career competing for coach Jack Bauerle's Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving team.

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  1. "2000 Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Swimming" Archived 2008-08-26 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)