Ashley Tappin

Personal information
Full name	Ashley Tara Tappin
National team	United States
Born	(1974-12-18)December 18, 1974 (age 50) Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	146 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of Florida University of Arizona
Medal record Women's swimming Representingthe United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle 2000 Sydney 4×100 m freestyle 2000 Sydney 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 1991 Perth 4 x 100 m freestyle]] 1994 Rome 4×100 m freestyle Pan American Games 1991 Havana 100 m freestyle 1991 Havana 4×100 m freestyle 1991 Havana 4×100 m medley

Ashley Tara Tappin (born December 18, 1974), also known by her married nameAshley Doussan, is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic champion.

Tappin was born inMarietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.^[1] She attendedSt. Martin's Episcopal School in Metairie, Louisiana.

Tappin competed at the1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, where she earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of thewomen's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.^[2][3]

In the January 1996 issue ofSwimming World, Tappin was featured on the cover with the caption 'Ashley Tappin University of Arizona's Sprint Free Champ'. She again was on the cover for the March 1999 issue with the headline 'Tappin's The Name: Winnin's The Game'. Inside that issue is an article on Tappin titled 'Tappin on the Door to Success' by Kari Lydersen with photos by Lori Adamski-Peek.

At the2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, she received gold medals for swimming for the first-place U.S. teams in the preliminary heats of thewomen's 4×100-meter medley relay, and thewomen's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.^[4][5]

Tappin attended theUniversity of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she swam for coachMitch Ivey and coach Chris Martin'sFlorida Gators swimming and diving team inNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition in 1993 and 1994.^[6] She won an NCAA championship in the 4×100-meter medley relay with teammatesJanie Wagstaff, Shannon Price andNicole Haislett in 1994.^[6] Subsequently, she transferred to theUniversity of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, where she swam for theArizona Wildcats swimming and diving team, and won five more NCAA titles.

Tappin served as the head coach of theUNO Privateers swim team at theUniversity of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, from 2004 to 2007. She is a veteran celebrity swimmer forSwim Across America (SAA), a charitable organization that raises funds for cancer research, and she has participated in three SAA events in Boston, Massachusetts.^[7]

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• American female freestyle swimmers
• Arizona Wildcats women's swimmers
• Florida Gators women's swimmers
• Sportspeople from Marietta, Georgia
• Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming
• Swimmers at the 1991 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming
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