Margo Geer
{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Margo Geer
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| national_team = {{USA}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|3|17}}
| birth_place = Milford Center, Ohio, U.S.
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| height = 6 ft 0 in
| weight = 152 lb
| strokes = Freestyle
| club = Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics
| collegeteam = University of Arizona
| show-medals = yes
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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | the United States}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC)}}
{{MedalGold | 2015 Kazan | 4×100 m mixed freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver | 2015 Kazan | 4×100 m mixed medley}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Gwangju|4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze | 2015 Kazan | 4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan Pacific Championships}}
{{MedalSilver| 2018 Tokyo | 4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Lima |100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Lima |4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Lima |4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Lima |4×100 m mixed freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Lima |50 m freestyle}}
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Margo Geer (born March 17, 1992) is an American competition swimmer specializing in sprint freestyle.{{Cite web |url=http://arizonawildcats.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=745 |title=Bio: Margo Geer |website=arizonawildcats.com |access-date=2018-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508121720/http://arizonawildcats.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=745 |archive-date=2018-05-08 |url-status=live }} She is the current head coach of the University of Alabama’s men’s and women’s programs as of August 2021 following her bid for the Olympic Games.{{Cite web |url=https://rolltide.com/sports/swimming-and-diving/roster/coaches/margo-geer/1172 |title=Bio: Margo Geer |website=rolltide.com |access-date=2021-02-01 }}
Early life
She began swimming at the Springfield YMCA{{Cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/tag/margo-geer/ |title=Bio: Margo Geer |website=swimswam.com |access-date=2018-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508121558/https://swimswam.com/tag/margo-geer/ |archive-date=2018-05-08 |url-status=live }} (SPY) in Springfield, Ohio under coaches Dave Johnson, Mickey McNeil and John Bishop at just four years old. She later swam for Fairbanks High School. She graduated the University of Arizona in 2014.{{Cite web |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/margo-geer-journey-back-to-swimming-after-unhappy-olympic-trials/ |title=Margo Geer's Journey Back to Swimming After Unhappy Olympic Trials |website=swimmingworldmagazine.com |access-date=2018-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508123855/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/margo-geer-journey-back-to-swimming-after-unhappy-olympic-trials/ |archive-date=2018-05-08 |url-status=live }} Geer was a volunteer swim coach at Ohio State University during their 2016–17 season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2016/sep/01/geer-to-volunteer-coach-at-ohio-state/ |title=Geer to Volunteer Coach at Ohio State |website=collegeswimming.com |access-date=2018-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508121631/https://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2016/sep/01/geer-to-volunteer-coach-at-ohio-state/ |archive-date=2018-05-08 |url-status=live }} She is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events.
Career
Geer attended the University of Arizona, where she swam for the Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team. She was a three-time NCAA National Champion (50-yard freestyle in 2013; 100-yard freestyle in 2013 and 2014).{{cite web |url=http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=207991409 |title=Bio: Margo Geer |website=arizonawildcats.com |publisher=University of Arizona |accessdate=August 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175031/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=207991409 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1453&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&biosid=716d81b1-c8a4-47af-8f52-64ca08663c0e |title=National Team Bios: Margo Geer |publisher=USA Swimming |accessdate=August 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905121251/http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1453&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&biosid=716d81b1-c8a4-47af-8f52-64ca08663c0e |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=dead }} She was also named the 2015 Pac-12 Woman of the Year.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs46.com/story/29280469/margo-geer-named-pac-12-woman-of-the-year |title=Margo Geer Named Pac-12 Woman of the Year |publisher=CBS 46 |date=June 9, 2015 |accessdate=August 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923201047/http://www.cbs46.com/story/29280469/margo-geer-named-pac-12-woman-of-the-year |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=live }} She represented the United States at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships where she won a gold medal swimming for the first-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter mixed freestyle relay, a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m mixed medley relay, and a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.{{cite web |url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/olympics/2015/08/02/geer-swims-bronze-medal-team-world-championships/31028479/ |title=Tucson's Margo Geer swims on bronze medal team at World Championships |publisher=AZ Central |date=August 2, 2015 |accessdate=August 16, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&itemid=9067&mid=14491 |title=LIST OF AMERICAN MEDALISTS AT THE 2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS |publisher=USA Swimming |date=August 9, 2015 |accessdate=August 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822200221/http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&itemid=9067&mid=14491 |archivedate=August 22, 2015}} After her collegiate career, she competed at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Trials, where she finished fifth in 2012.
References
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External links
- {{World Aquatics}}
- {{International Swimming League|geer-margo|archive=20210824034816}}
- {{USA Swimming|new_id=margo-geer|archive=20211020032939}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=margo-geer-806684|old_id=margo-geer|sport=usa-swimming|archive=20230605161647}}
- {{2019 Pan American Games profile|swimming/athlete-profile-n1137964-geer-margo}}
{{Footer Pan American Champions 100 m Freestyle Women}}
{{Footer Pan American Champions 4x100 m Freestyle Women}}
{{Footer Pan American Champions 4x100 m Medley Women}}
{{Footer Pan American Champions 4x100 m Freestyle Mixed}}
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Category:American female freestyle swimmers
Category:Arizona Wildcats women's swimmers
Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Category:Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming