Wendy Weinberg
Wendy Weinberg is an American former competition swimmer who was an Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and Maccabiah Games medalist.
At the 1973 Maccabiah Games, she won a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle. She won a total of four gold medals in the 1973 Maccabiah Games.
In 1975, she established an American record in the 200-meter butterfly, swimming it in 2:18.2 at the West German Bremen Swimfest. That year she also won a gold medal and set a new Pan American Games record in Mexico City in the 800-meter freestyle, winning it in 9:05.47.
She attended and swam for the University of Virginia on a swimming scholarship, where she was an All American. She transferred to the University of North Carolina, and earned an MS at UNC Chapel Hill, as well as received a Graduate Certificate in Physical Therapy from Emory University.
Weinberg represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She won a bronze medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle for placing third, following East German Petra Thumer, and American teammate Shirley Babashoff.
At the 1977 Maccabiah Games, Weinberg – who is Jewish – won six gold medals and two silver medals. Among her golds was a win in the 200-meter freestyle, the 200-meter butterfly, the 400-meter freestyle, and a win in the 4×100-meter medley relay team which she was captain of. One silver was in the 100-yard freestyle.
