Dana Vollmer

Dana Vollmer ( born November 13, 1987 in Granbury, Texas) is an American swimmer.

Career

Vollmer lives in Gainesville / Florida. She trained at the University of Florida, where she also studied medicine. Due to a chronic disease can Vollmer's heart suddenly stop, so she is forced to constantly carry a defibrillator with them. She was invited at the age of 12 years as the youngest swimmer of all time at the U.S. Trials for the 2000 Olympic Games, but could not qualify. Your special disciplines are freestyle and butterfly swimming.

At the Olympic Games in London in 2012, she won the competition in the 100 -meter butterfly swimming. With 55.98 seconds she was the first woman over this distance below 56 seconds. She also won gold with the U.S. 200 - meter freestyle and medley relay.