Laura Anne Walker (born July 1, 1970) is an American former competition

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and

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medalist. Walker was a member of the third-place United States women's relay team that won the bronze medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

in Seoul, South Korea. Her winning teammates included Mary Wayte,

Dara Torres Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American former competitive swimmer, who is a 12-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events. Torres is the first swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Ga ...

and Mitzi Kremer.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports
United States Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games
Retrieved April 10, 2012. Walker accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

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in Gainesville, Florida, where she swam for the

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team in

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(NCAA) competition under coach

Randy Reese Randy Reese (born 1946) is an American college and Olympic swimming coach. Reese is best known for coaching the Florida Gators swimming and diving teams of the University of Florida to four national championships, and coaching the winners of ei ...

and coach Skip Foster from 1988 to 1992.
Florida Swimming & Diving 2011–12 Media Supplement
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 61, 62, 67, 75–76, 79 (2011). Retrieved April 10, 2012. Walker was a member of the Gators' 1989 NCAA championship 4x200-yard freestyle relay team, and four

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(SEC) championship relay teams in 1989 and 1992. In four years as a Gator swimmer, she received seven

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honors. Walker graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in health science education in 1994.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Laura 1970 births Living people American female freestyle swimmers Florida Gators women's swimmers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportswomen

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