Wendy Weinberg
Introduction '''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.
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. She won a total of four gold medals in the 1973 Maccabiah Games.===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. 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.She swam for the University of Virginia on a swimming scholarship, where she was an All American. 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, 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).===1977 Maccabiah games===At the 1977 Maccabiah Games (the "Jewish Olympics") in Israel, Weinberg – who is Jewish – won six gold medals and two silver medals. 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). Her silver medals were in the 100 m freestyle and the 100 m butterfly.
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 raquetball, tennis, kayaking, and cycling. She practises as a physical therapist under her married name, Wendy Weil.
See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)* List of select Jewish swimmers* List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni* List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Olympians* List of University of Virginia people
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