Shannon Vreeland

Shannon Vreeland

Personal information
Full name	Shannon Vreeland
National team	United States
Born	(1991-11-15) November 15, 1991 St. Louis, Missouri
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	156 lb (71 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Athens Bulldog Swim Club
College team	University of Georgia
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships (LC) 4 0 1 World Championships (SC) 2 1 0 Pan Pacific Championships 1 1 1 Summer Universiade 5 1 1 Total 13 3 3 Olympic Games 2012 London 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m medley 2015 Kazan 4×200 m freestyle 2015 Kazan 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2012 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle 2012 Istanbul 4×200 m freestyle 2014 Doha 4×100 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2014 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle 2014 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Gold Coast 200 m freestyle Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju 200 m freestyle 2015 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle 2015 Gwangju 100 m freestyle 2015 Gwangju 4×100 m freestyle 2011 Shenzhen 4×100 m freestyle 2015 Gwangju 4×100 m medley

Shannon Vreeland (born November 15, 1991) is an American competition swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist. She was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team, and won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is part of the current American record in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.

Vreeland was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Connie and Daniel Vreeland, and has a twin sister, Michelle. She grew up in Overland Park, Kansas, and attended Blue Valley West High School, graduating in 2010.

Vreeland attended the University of Georgia, and swam for coach Jack Bauerle's Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. She has been a member of three of the Bulldogs' NCAA national champion relay teams in the 4x200-yard relay event and one national champion relay team in the 4x100 freestyle relay, along with the NCAA team titles in 2013 and 2014. She majored in international affairs and economics.

At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, she placed fifth in the 200-meter freestyle event with a time of 1:57.90, thus qualifying as a member of the U.S. relay team in the 4×200-meter freestyle. Vreeland also placed thirteenth overall in the 100-meter freestyle race with a time of 54.87 seconds. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. relay team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, together with Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt. The first-place Americans set a new Olympic record for the event of 7:42.92.

See also

• Georgia Bulldogs
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of University of Georgia people

External links

• Shannon Vreeland – National Team swimmer profile at USASwimming.org
• Shannon Vreeland – University of Georgia athlete profile at GeorgiaDogs.com