Tauna Vandeweghe

Tauna Kay Vandeweghe (born February 7, 1960) is an American former competition swimmer who participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She competed in the 100-meter backstroke and advanced to the semifinals of the event, recording a best time of 1:05.00 in the preliminary heats.[1]

Tauna Vandeweghe
Personal information
Full nameTauna Kay Vandeweghe
National teamUnited States
Born (1961-02-07) February 7, 1961
Green Valley, California
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubLong Beach Swim Club
College teamUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Family

Vandeweghe is the daughter of NBA basketball player Ernie Vandeweghe and 1952 Miss America Colleen Kay Hutchins. Her brother Kiki Vandeweghe and uncle Mel Hutchins also played NBA basketball, and both were NBA All-Stars. With her first husband, she has a son, Beau, who played volleyball with Pepperdine Waves,[2] and daughter, Coco Vandeweghe, a professional tennis player.[3]

See also

References

  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Tauna Vandeweghe. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  2. Waldstein, David (September 7, 2008). "Coco Vandeweghe, Kiki's niece, wins U.S. Open girls' title". NJ.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. "Babys turning pro – what's up with that?". Montreal Gazette. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2017.


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