Camille Wright

Camille Wright

Wright at the 1976 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Camille Wright
National team	United States
Born	(1955-03-05) March 5, 1955 (age 69) New Albany, Indiana, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Club	Louisville Tarpons
College team	University of Hawaii
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games Montreal 1976 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 1975 Cali 4×100 m medley 1975 Cali 100 m butterfly Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City 100 m butterfly 1975 Mexico City 200 m butterfly 1975 Mexico City 4×100 m medley

Camille Wright Thompson (born March 5, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.

Wright won three gold medals at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, including the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly events, and as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay. At the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia, she received a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay, and a bronze in the 100-meter butterfly.

Wright represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec.[1] She received a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with teammates Linda Jezek (backstroke), Lauri Siering (breaststroke), and Shirley Babashoff (freestyle).[1][2]

Individually, Wright also competed in the 100- and 200-meter butterfly events at the 1976 Olympics. She finished fourth overall in the women's 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:01.41.[1][3] In the 200-meter butterfly, she recorded the tenth best overall time of 2:14.77, but did not advance to the event final.[1][4]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of University of Hawaii alumni
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)

References

1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Camille Wright. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Butterfly Final. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
4. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games, Women's 200 metres Butterfly Round One. Retrieved October 24, 2012.