Wendy Weinberg Explained

Wendy Weinberg Weil
National Team:United States
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Homewood Aquatics Club
Collegeteam:University of Virginia
University of North Carolina
Coach:Frank Comfort
Homewood Aquatic, UNC
Birth Date:June 27, 1958
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland
Height:5feet
Weight:126lb
Birth Name:Wendy Weinberg

Wendy Weinberg Weil (; born June 27, 1958) is an American former competition swimmer who was an Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and Maccabiah Games medalist.[1]

Swimming career

1973 Maccabiah Games

At the 1973 Maccabiah Games in Israel, she won a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle, as well as in the women's 200 m butterfly and the women's 400 m medley.[2] [3] [4] She won a total of four gold medals in the 1973 Maccabiah Games.[5] [6]

1973 Pan American Games

In 1975, she established an American record in the 200-meter butterfly, swimming it in 2:18.2 at the West German Bremen Swimfest.[1] That year she also won a gold medal and set a new Pan American Games record in Mexico City in the 800-meter freestyle, winning it in 9:05.47.[1]

In Baltimore, she swam for winning coach Frank Comfort's Homewood AAU Swim Club, and later swam with Comfort at the University of North Carolina.[7]

She swam for the University of Virginia on a swimming scholarship, where she was an All American.[8] [9] [10] [11] She transferred to the University of North Carolina, and earned an MS at UNC Chapel Hill, and a Graduate Certificate in Physical Therapy from Emory University.

1976 Olympic Bronze medal, 800m freestyle

One year after graduating from the Friends School of Baltimore,[12] Weinberg represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She won a bronze medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle for placing third (8:42.60), following East German Petra Thumer (8:37.14), and American teammate Shirley Babashoff (8:37.59).[1] [13]

1977 Maccabiah games

At the 1977 Maccabiah Games (the "Jewish Olympics") in Israel, Weinberg – who is Jewish[1] [13] [14] [15] – won six gold medals and two silver medals.[16] [17] [18] Among her golds was a win in the 200 m freestyle (in 2:08.96), the 200 m butterfly, the 400 m freestyle, the 800 m freestyle,and a win in the 4×100-meter medley relay team which she was captain of (in 4:10.09).[19] [20] [17] [21] [22] Her silver medals were in the 100 m freestyle and the 100 m butterfly.[23] [24]

Later life

She is a certified athletic trainer, and has a graduate certificate in physical therapy, which has been her primary career. A broken leg and shoulder injuries during her college years diversified her athletic pursuits to include racquetball, tennis, kayaking, and cycling.[25] [26] She practises as a physical therapist under her married name, Wendy Weil.[27]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Day by day in Jewish sports history . Bob Wechsler . 2008 . KTAV Publishing House . 9780881259698 . March 19, 2011.
  2. News: Sweden's Gold Medal Twins Swim to 2 More at Maccabiah. The New York Times . July 14, 1973. NYTimes.com.
  3. News: U.S. Suspends Fighting Doctor. The New York Times . July 13, 1973. NYTimes.com.
  4. News: Swedish Star Wins 7th Gold . March 19, 2011.
  5. http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Olympians_Wendy_Weinberg_Weil Swim Across America: Wendy Weinberg Weil
  6. Web site: Frank R. Comfort. April 13, 2011. July 24, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724051815/http://www.mdswim.org/Left_Nav/Maryland_Swimming_Hall_of_Fame/Frank_R__Comfort.htm. dead.
  7. Brown, Doug, "Welsh Appointed Hopkins Coach", The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, 15 June 1977, pg. 68
  8. Web site: Olympic Moments: Wendy Weil - Washingtonian. July 30, 2012.
  9. Web site: Wendy Weinberg Weil – Honor Athlete - Maryland Swimming. February 26, 2018. February 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226211809/http://mdswim.org/about-us/hall-of-fame/wendy-weinberg-weil-honor-athlete/. dead.
  10. Web site: Gold Medal-Winning U.Va. Student Lauren Perdue To Be Honored at Feb. 3 Game. January 18, 2013. UVA Today.
  11. http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Olympians_Wendy_Weinberg_Weil Wendy Weinberg Weil – Swim Across America
  12. "Small Idea Brings Huge Rewards", The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, pg. 37, 4 June 1991
  13. Book: Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. Joseph Siegman . 2000. Brassey's . 9781574882841. March 19, 2011.
  14. Book: Encyclopaedia Judaica . Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum . 2007 . Macmillan Reference USA . 9780028659435 . March 19, 2011.
  15. Web site: Olympic Games . Jewishvirtuallibrary.org . March 19, 2011.
  16. News: Weinberg captures six gold medals, two silvers in Maccabiah Games . The Baltimore Sun . July 19, 1977 . March 19, 2011 . November 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106030608/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1863225482.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+19,+1977&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Weinberg+captures+six+gold+medals,+two+silvers+in+Maccabiah+Games&pqatl=google . dead .
  17. News: Bergman Captures Third Gold Medal . July 16, 1977 . March 19, 2011.
  18. Web site: Sports in the United States . Jewish Women's Archive . March 19, 2011.
  19. News: U.S. Athletes Excel at Games in Israel. The New York Times. July 14, 1977.
  20. News: U.S. Swimmers Again Dominate Tel Aviv Games . The New York Times . July 19, 1977 .
  21. News: x . March 19, 2011.
  22. News: Weinberg wins gold medal, silver in Maccabiah Games . The Baltimore Sun . July 14, 1977 . March 19, 2011 . November 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106030647/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1863195272.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+14,+1977&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Weinberg+wins+gold+medal,+silver+in+Maccabiah+Games&pqatl=google . dead .
  23. News: U.S. Swimmers Star at Maccabiah Games . The New York Times . 14 July 1977 .
  24. News: Americans Excel in Maccabiah Games. The New York Times . July 18, 1977. NYTimes.com.
  25. Brown, Doug, "Weinberg: Politics Spoil Games", The Evening Sun, pg. 47, Baltimore, Maryland, 26 July 1984
  26. Worked as physical therapist in "Where are they Now", The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach, Florida, pg. 42, 4 July 2004
  27. Washington Post Magazine . Wendy Weinberg, 50 . McLean . 072708 . 2008 .

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