Misty Hyman

Misty Dawn Marie Hyman (born March 23, 1979) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. Hyman won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In March 1996, she just missed making the U.S. Olympic team for the 1996 Games, finishing third and fourth at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100- and 200-meter butterfly events.

Hyman competed as a member of the U.S. Finswimming Team at the 8th World Championship held in Hungary during August 1996.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Hyman was only expected to contend for silver in women's 200-meter butterfly on the night of September 20, 2000, as Australian Susie O'Neill was expected to repeat her title (O'Neill had been undefeated in the 200-meter butterfly for the previous 6 years;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was swimming in her home country). Hyman was so shocked that she looked at the scoreboard three times just to make sure that she had won. Hyman's victory was largely credited to her expert use of the very difficult fish kick on turns.<ref name="mercnews">Template:Cite news</ref>

Also in 2000, Hyman was ranked 35th in the world in the 50-meter butterfly, twelfth in the 100-meter butterfly, and second in the 200-meter butterfly.

Personal

Hyman graduated from Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona.<ref name="aznews">Template:Cite news</ref> She attended Stanford University, under Hall of Fame Coach Richard Quick<ref name=ishof>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> where she swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team with Jessica Foschi.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During this time, she befriended Chelsea Clinton, who was watching in the stands in Sydney when Hyman won gold.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She twice received the Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year in 1997–98 and again in 2000–01.<ref>Collegiate Women Sports Awards, Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving. Retrieved December 3, 2014.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She graduated from Stanford in 2002<ref name="aznews"/> and earned an MBA in Hospitality at Les Roches University in Switzerland.<ref name="mercnews"/>

In 2009, Hyman returned to Shadow Mountain High School and was appointed the Head Swim Coach.<ref name="aznews"/> She would later be awarded the "Coach of the Year" award later that season. Hyman switched to part-time coaching at SMHS in 2011.

Hyman swam at AFOX under head coach and swim improver Bob Gillett. He was not there to see her swim, but her performance in the "golden" swim is among his biggest accomplishments.

In 1984, Hyman was diagnosed with asthma.

On November 19, 2009, it was announced that Hyman would be teaching private swim instructions as a part of the fitness team at the Sanctuary on Camelback Resort. Now, she has built her own pool and teaches there as well as the Sanctuary <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in her home state of Arizona in Paradise Valley, working with people at all levels of performance ability.

In 2015, Hyman was named an assistant coach at Arizona State University's swimming and diving team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Stanford University people
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 50 metres butterfly
• World record progression 100 metres butterfly

External links

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