Mitzi Kremer
Personal information
Full nameMitzi Patricia Kremer
National teamUnited States
Born (1968-03-18) March 18, 1968
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubConcordia-Pleasant Hill
College teamClemson University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4x100 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Brisbane 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Brisbane 4x200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tokyo 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1989 Tokyo 200 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1987 Zagreb 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1987 Zagreb 400 m freestyle

Mitzi Patricia Kremer (born March 18, 1968), later known by her married name Mitzi Tighe, is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Kremer received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Mary Wayte, Dara Torres and Laura Walker.[1]

Kremer attended Clemson University, where she swam for the Clemson Tigers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) competition. She is recognized as the university's most decorated swimmer, having won two NCAA championships, sixteen All-American honors, and five ACC championships.

She was the head coach of Team New Tampa YMCA club swim team, in Tampa, Florida, until 2010. She lives in Titusville, Florida, where she grew up, and is in charge of the Space Coast Aquatic Club and ROCOA of Brevard in Brevard County, Florida.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Mitzi Kremer. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ Lyn Dowling, "Mitzi Kremer Tighe back in the swim in Titusville," Florida Today (March 24, 2014). Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  • Mitzi Kremer – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com


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