Haislett, Nicole (1972–)
Haislett, Nicole (1972–)
American swimmer. Born Dec 16, 1972, in St. Petersburg, FL; graduate of University of Florida in jouralism, 1997.
At Barcelona Olympics, won gold medals in 200-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and 4×100-meter medley relay (1992); was also 5-time US champion and won the 100-meter freestyle event at World championships (1991). Received the Honda-Broderick award as the nation's top collegiate female swimmer (1994).
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