Dakota Luther (born November 7, 1999) is an American swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships and placed 15th.[2][3] On December 15, 2022, she won the women's 200 meter butterfly gold medal at the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Melbourne, Australia.[4]
 Luther after winning the 2019 Summer Universiade 200 metre event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 7, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165.1 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Austin Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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She is the daughter of Whitney Hedgepeth, an Olympic gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
References
edit- ^ "Georgia's C/O 2018 Fly Group Stacks Up with Commitment from #11 Dakota Luther". SwimSwam. June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "Luther wins gold, Elendt bronze at FINA Short Course World Championships". Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
External links
edit- Dakota Luther at World Aquatics
- Dakota Luther at SwimRankings.net
- Dakota Luther at SwimSwam
- Dakota Luther at USA Swimming (archived)
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