Summer Sanders Biography

Summer Sanders won two gold, one silver, and one bronze medal, making her the most decorated swimmer at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Since then, Summer has continued to command attention as a sports analyst on primetime television. At the 1989 Pan Pacific Championships, Sanders competed in her first international competition and took home a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley. She won the 200-meter butterfly and the 400-meter individual medley in 1991 at the Pan Pacific Championships. Sanders joined at Stanford University in 1991 to train in swimming under legendary coach Richard Quick. Sanders earned eight NCAA National Championship medals throughout the course of her two-year collegiate swimming career. She twice received the NCAA Swimming Award and contributed to her team's victory in the NCAA National Championships in 1992. The 200-meter butterfly, 200-meter individual medley, and 400-meter individual medley were Sanders' three gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 1991 World Championships in Perth, Australia. At the 1992 Olympic Trials, she later became the first American woman to qualify for four individual events at one Olympiad since Hall of Famer Shirley Babashoff (1976). Sanders won four medals in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. He won the gold in the 200-meter butterfly with an Olympic record time of 2:08.67, the 400-meter medley relay, the 200-meter individual medley, and the 400-meter individual medley. The US Swimming Hall of Fame, the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, and the Stanford Hall of Fame have all recognized Sanders. Sanders started his television career while remaining engaged in sports. She provided commentary for CBS Sports at the NCAA Swimming Championships in 1992 and 1994. She provided commentary for NBC's 1996 swimming coverage at the Atlanta Olympics. She worked for NBC as an Olympic commentator and host for 1996, 2000, 2002, and 2010 Olympic Games, as well as a special contributor to the Today Show from 2000 to 2004. She also participated as an on-site reporter for the network's coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. She also served as the MSNBC presenter of Scholastic at the Olympic Games in 2000. Since then, she has made several appearances as a co-host, correspondent, and host.

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