| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Renee A. Laravie |
| National team | United States |
| Born | (1959-07-14)July 14, 1959 (age 65) Decatur, Illinois |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| College team | University of Florida |
Renee A. Laravie (born July 14, 1959), also known by her married nameRenee Kelly, is an American former competitionswimmer who specialized in thebreaststroke.
As a 17-year-old high school senior, Laravie represented the United States at the1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec.[1] She competed in thewomen's 100-meter breaststroke and clocked a time of 1:16.76 in the preliminary heats, but did not advance to the event final.[1]
Laravie attended theUniversity of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she swam for coachRandy Reese'sFlorida Gators swimming and diving team inAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) competition from 1977 to 1979.[2] She received tenAll-American honors during her three-year college swimming career.[2] She won three individual AIAW national titles, including the 100-meter breaststroke, 100-meter and 200-meter individual medley events, and two more AIAW national titles as a member of the Gators' winning relay teams in the 800-meter freestyle relay.[2] Laravie was a key contributor to the Gators' 1979AIAW national team championship.[2] She was the 1977–78 recipient of theHonda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year.[3][4] Laravie was later inducted into theUniversity of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great."[5]
