Mitzi Patricia Kremer (born March 18, 1968), later known by her married name Mitzi Tighe, is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Kremer received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Mary Wayte, Dara Torres and Laura Walker.[1]
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Full name | Mitzi Patricia Kremer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1968-03-18) March 18, 1968 (age 54) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Concordia-Pleasant Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Clemson University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kremer attended Clemson University, where she swam for the Clemson Tigers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) competition. She is recognized as the university's most decorated swimmer, having won two NCAA championships, sixteen All-American honors, and five ACC championships.
She was the head coach of Team New Tampa YMCA club swim team, in Tampa, Florida, until 2010. She lives in Titusville, Florida, where she grew up, and is in charge of the Space Coast Aquatic Club and ROCOA of Brevard in Brevard County, Florida.[2]
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Pan Pacific Champions in Women's 200 m Freestyle | |
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Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 100 m Freestyle | |
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Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay | |
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