Dana Schoenfield

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dana Schoenfield
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Aug 13, 1953(1953-08-13)
Age	71
Birthplace	Harvey
Country	United States
Horoscope	Leo

Dana Schoenfield Biography

Dana Schoenfield is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on August 13, 1953 in Harvey, United States. Dana Lee Schoenfield (born August 13, 1953) is an American former competition swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 1972 Olympics.

After graduation, Schoenfield, along with her swim coach Ray Woods, began a one-year regimen of serious training in an effort to make the U.S. team for the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 U.S. Olympic Trials, she qualified first in the 200-meter breaststroke, with a personal best time of 2:43.7. At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, she was not expected to contend for a medal as she had just the fourth fastest time and ranking for 1972. She placed fourth in the qualifying heats, and was in lane 6 for the Munich final. With her swim idol, Galina Prozumenschikova of the Soviet Union, swimming in lane 3, she out-touched Prozumenschikova with a time of 2:42.03, another personal best. Australian Beverley Whitfield, on the outside No. 7 lane, beat Schoenfield for the gold medal at 2:41.7.

Dana Schoenfield Net Worth

Dana Schoenfield is one of the richest Swimmer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dana Schoenfield 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Schoenfield was born in Harvey, Illinois, and spent her childhood in Schererville, Indiana. She first learned to swim at the local Sherwood Golf and Swim Club, where she began to excel in the breaststroke. Her family relocated to Anaheim, California in 1963 where she, along with her brother Michael, actively swam on the Disneyland Hotel Swim Team. She qualified for the Women’s Senior National Championships in the 200-meter breaststroke at age 12, the youngest swimmer to participate. As a 14-year-old, Schoenfield was the second fastest women’s 200 meter breaststroke swimmer in the country, and just missed making the U.S. team for the 1968 Summer Olympics. After semi-retiring for the next three years, she was a varsity cheerleader for Loara High School in Anaheim, California.

After the 1972 Olympics, Schoenfield attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she helped start the UCLA Bruins women’s swimming team under the auspices of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). In 1973, she qualified for the World University Games in Moscow, Russia. Afterward, retiring from swimming, she was selected to the 1975–76 UCLA Spirit Squad as a songgirl/dance team member, where she performed at the 1976 Rose Bowl and the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four. She met her husband, Bob Reyes, a UCLA football player, when they shared their first kiss after the Rose Bowl win.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Dana Schoenfield height 5 ft 8 in Gerhard weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Dana Schoenfield Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Gerhard Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dana Schoenfield celebrates birthday on August 13 of every year.