Tauna Vandeweghe

Tauna Vandeweghe
Personal information
Full name Tauna Kay Vandeweghe
National team United States
Born (1960-02-07) February 7, 1960
Green Valley, California
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
Club Long Beach Swim Club
College team University of California, Los Angeles

Tauna Kay Vandeweghe (born February 7, 1960) is an American former competition swimmer who participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She competed in the 100-meter backstroke and advanced to the semifinals of the event, recording a best time of 1:05.00 in the preliminary heats.[1]

Family

Vandeweghe is the daughter of NBA basketball player Ernie Vandeweghe and 1952 Miss America Colleen Kay Hutchins. Her brother Kiki Vandeweghe and uncle Mel Hutchins also played NBA basketball, and both were NBA All-Stars. With her first husband, she has a son, Beau, who played volleyball with Pepperdine Waves,[2] and daughter, Coco Vandeweghe, a professional tennis player.[3][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Tauna Vandeweghe. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  2. ↑ Waldstein, David (September 7, 2008). "Coco Vandeweghe, Kiki's niece, wins U.S. Open girls' title". NJ.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Babys turning pro – what's up with that?". Montreal Gazette. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2017.


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