Misty Hyman

Misty Hyman
Personal information
Full nameMisty Dawn Marie Hyman
National team United States
Born (1979-03-23) March 23, 1979
Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight143 lb (65 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly
ClubArizona Desert Fox
College teamStanford University
CoachRichard Quick
Stanford
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 Sydney200 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place1998 Perth200 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place1995 Rio de Janeiro100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place1997 Gothenburg200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place1997 Gothenburg4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1995 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1997 Gothenburg100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place1997 Gothenburg100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1997 Gothenburg200 m butterfly
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place1997 Fukuoka200 m butterfly

Misty Dawn Marie Hyman (born March 23, 1979) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. She won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, becoming the first American woman to win the event since 1960. Her victory ended Australian swimmer Susie O'Neill's six-year unbeaten streak in the event. Hyman swam collegiately for Stanford University and twice won the Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving. She later became a coach, serving as head swim coach at her former high school and later as an assistant coach for Arizona State University's swimming and diving team.

Early life and education

Hyman was born in Mesa, Arizona.[1] She graduated from Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona.[2] Hyman trained with the AFOX swim club under coach Bob Gillett. Gillett was not present at the final of the women’s 200-meter butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where Hyman won the gold medal.

She attended Stanford University, under Hall of Fame Coach Richard Quick[3] where she swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team with Jessica Foschi.[4] During this time, she befriended Chelsea Clinton, who was watching in the stands in Sydney when Hyman won gold.[5] She graduated from Stanford in 2002[2] and earned an MBA in Hospitality at Les Roches University in Switzerland.[6]

Competitive career

In March 1996, she just missed making the U.S. Olympic team for the 1996 Games, finishing third and fourth at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100- and 200-meter butterfly events. Hyman competed as a member of the U.S. Finswimming Team at the 8th World Championship held in Hungary during August 1996.[7][8][9]

She twice received the Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year in 1997–98 and again in 2000–01.[10][11]

In 2000, Hyman was ranked 35th in the world in the 50-meter butterfly, twelfth in the 100-meter butterfly, and second in the 200-meter butterfly.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Hyman was only expected to contend for silver in women's 200-meter butterfly on the night of September 20, 2000, as Australian Susie O'Neill was expected to repeat her title (O'Neill had been undefeated in the 200-meter butterfly for the previous 6 years;[12] and was swimming in her home country). Hyman's victory in the event was largely credited to her expert use of the very difficult fish kick on turns.[6]

Coaching career

In 2009, Hyman returned to Shadow Mountain High School and was appointed the Head Swim Coach.[2] She would later be awarded the "Coach of the Year" award later that season. Hyman switched to part-time coaching at SMHS in 2011.

In 2009, Hyman began teaching private swimming lessons as part of the fitness team at the Sanctuary on Camelback Resort in Paradise Valley, Arizona.[13] She later established a private pool where she also provides swim instruction.

In 2015, Hyman was named an assistant coach at Arizona State University's swimming and diving team.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bain, Matthew. "Misty Hyman previews 'Arizona Storytellers: Summer Olympics'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Metcalfe, Jeff (May 29, 2015). "Olympic champion Misty Hyman joining ASU swim staff". AZ Central. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Richard Quick". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ Greenfield, Lauren (September 9, 2001). "STRENGTH; Big Women On Campus". New York Times Magazine. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ Wilstein, Steve (September 20, 2000). "Summer Olympics 2000 'Madame Butterfly' has American accent". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Almond, Elliott (August 10, 2016). "Olympics: The day Misty Hyman upset 'Madame Butterfly'". The Mercury News. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "FIN SWIMMING". Underwater Society of America. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  8. ↑ "8th Finswimming World Championship". Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  9. ↑ Howley, Elaine K. (January 7, 2014). "MonoMermaid The Olympic champion's other breathless aquatic adventures". United States Masters Swimming, Inc. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Swimming & Diving". Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Misty Hyman Wins NCAA "Today's Top 8" Award". Swimming World News. December 13, 2001. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  12. ↑ Cowley, Michael (September 11, 2010). "The night Madame Butterfly got stung". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Sanctuary on Camelback Resort". Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  14. ↑ Carroll, Tony (May 30, 2015). "Bob Bowman Hires Misty Hyman As New Assistant Coach At Arizona State". SwimSwam. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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