Joseph Bernard Hudepohl (born November 16, 1973) is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
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| Full name | Joseph Bernard Hudepohl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Joe" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 16, 1973 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Shore Aquatics Cincinnati Marlins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early years
editHudepohl is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and was raised in the suburb of Finneytown. He is a 1992 alumnus of Saint Xavier High School in Cincinnati[1] and graduated from Stanford University in 1997.
Swimming accomplishments
editJoe Hudepohl was the youngest member of the 1992 United States swimming team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won a gold medal as a member of the victorious 400-meter freestyle relay team, and earned a bronze medal as part of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay team. Hudepohl also represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he won a gold medal as a member of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay team.[2]
Hudepohl's Olympic accomplishments followed a collegiate and prep swimming career. He was named National High School Swimmer of the Year in 1992 and won multiple NCAA championships while competing for Stanford University. He was also a member of two American record relay teams and part of a world record 400-meter freestyle relay team at the 1995 Pan Pacific Championships.
Hudepohl presently works in the growth equity team of Atlanta Capital, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "St. Xavier High School: Hall of Fame". St. Xavier High School. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ "Pool no longer rules his world". Cincinnati Enquirer. February 10, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2014.