Lacey Nymeyer

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swimmername = Lacey Nymeyer


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fullname = Lacey Pearl Nymeyer
nicknames = Lace, Pearl
nationality = USA
strokes = Front crawl
club = Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics
collegeteam = University of Arizona
birthdate =birth date and age|mf=yes|1985|10|29
birthplace =Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Lacey Pearl Nymeyer (born October 29, 1985 in Tucson) is a freestyle swimmer from the United States competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Nymeyer is a Tucson native who graduated in 2004 from Mountain View High School (Marana). Nymeyer won a silver medal as a member of the USA 4 x 100m freestyle relay team.

Relay swimming is an area of particular renown for Nymeyer, a member of the world record-breaking 800m freestyle relay at the 2007 World Championships. She has also set an American Record and won silver on the women's 400m free relay, and earned two gold medals swimming relays (400m and 800m free relays) at the 2006 Pan Pacifics.

Nymeyer is a physical education major at the University of Arizona in Tucson, and is coached by Frank Busch. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nymeyer's Olympic journey has been watched closely [cite web|url=http://mormontimes.com/MITN_sports.php?id=1735|title=Nymeyer First Mormon To Win Medal In 2008 Olympics] by members of her faith.

Nymeyer's mother, Stacey Nymeyer, is blogging [cite web|url=http://www.decoratelife.net/beijing/?cat=4|title=News 4 Blogging Beijing] about her daughter's experiences in Beijing for Arizona's KVOA, News 4.

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External links

* [http://www.usaswimming.org/usasweb/DesktopModules/BioViewManaged.aspx?personid=82930283-9f08-43f1-97ee-f94c4ed9f86f&TabId=388&Mid=597 USA Swimming Bio]

* [http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/252077 "Local Olympics star update: Swimmer wins silver," Arizona Daily Star, 8/9/08]