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'''Mary Alice Bradburne''' (née '''Wayte'''; March 25, 1965) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and television sports commentator.  During her international swimming career, Wayte won ten medals in major international championships, including four golds.

== Early years ==

Wayte was born and raised on [[Mercer Island, Washington]],<ref>John Lohn (2010) ''Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming'', Scarecrow Press, Inc., Lanham, Maryland, p. 166.  Retrieved March 6, 2015.</ref> where she swam for the Chinook Aquatic Club under Hall of Fame Coach [[Jack Ridley (swim coach)|Jack Ridley]].<ref name=ASCA>{{cite web|url=https://legacy.swimmingcoach.org/about/hof/ridley-jack/|title=American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Jack Ridley |work=ASCA Hall of Fame|access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="olympedia">{{cite web|title=Olympedia – Mary Wayte|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/51232|website=Olympedia|date=2022-12-31}}</ref> As a 16-year-old high school [[Tenth grade#United States|sophomore]], Wayte won three gold medals in the 200-meter [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]], the 200-meter [[backstroke]] and the 800-meter freestyle relay at the National Sport Festival.<ref>Associated Press, "[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/25/sports/3-gold-medals-to-mary-wayte.html  3 Gold Medals To Mary Wayte]," ''The New York Times'' (July 25, 1981).  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref> She won eight Washington state high school swimming titles in five different events while attending [[Mercer Island High School]].<ref name=peterson10142003>Matt Peterson, "[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20031014&slug=flashback14 Flashback: Mary Wayte Bradburne, Mercer Island, Class of 1983] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930004855/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20031014&slug=flashback14 |date=September 30, 2012 }}," ''The Seattle Times'' (October 14, 2003).  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref>

== College swimming career ==

Wayte accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the [[University of Florida]] in Gainesville, Florida, where she swam for coach [[Randy Reese]]'s [[Florida Gators swimming and diving]] team in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) competition from 1983 to 1987.<ref name=ufmediasupp>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/swimmingdiving/media/2014/supplement.pdf  Florida Swimming & Diving 2014–15 Media Supplement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218165742/http://web.gatorzone.com/swimmingdiving/media/2014/supplement.pdf |date=February 18, 2015 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 82, 83, 87, 91, 92, 100 (2014).  Retrieved February 18, 2015.</ref> As a Gator swimmer, she won two individual NCAA national titles in the 100-yard freestyle and the 400-yard [[medley swimming|individual medley]] in 1985.<ref name=ufmediasupp /><ref name=gainsvillesun>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19850324&id=36MRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4672,3365958  Wayte leads Florida to 2nd-place finish]," ''The Gainesville Sun'', p. 6F (March 24, 1985).  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref> She won the High Point Award at the 1985 NCAA championships.<ref name=gainsvillesun /> With Gator teammates Laureeen Welting, [[Kathy Treible]], [[Tracy Caulkins]], [[Dara Torres]] and [[Paige Zemina]], she was a member of the Gators' NCAA championship relay teams in the 400-yard and 800-yard freestyle relays for three consecutive years (1984, 1985, 1986), anchoring five of the six relays.<ref name=ufmediasupp /> In total, she won eight NCAA championships in those three years.<ref name=ufmediasupp /> She also won eleven individual [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) championships and was a member of ten SEC championship relay teams.<ref name=ufmediasupp /> Wayte was the SEC Swimmer of the Year in 1985, and received a total of twenty-six [[All-American]] honors in her four years as a collegiate swimmer.<ref name=ufmediasupp />

== International swimming career ==
[[File:Mary Waite 1984.jpg|thumb|left|Wayte at the 1984 Olympics]]
From 1981 to 1988, Wayte was a member of the U.S. national swim team, competing in major international championships in Japan (1981, 1985), France (1982), the Netherlands (1982), Venezuela (1983), Monaco (1985), Spain (1986) and South Korea (1988).<ref name=ishofprofile>{{cite web |url=http://www.ishof.org/mary-wayte-(usa).html |title=Mary Wayte (USA) |website=ISHOF.org |publisher=[[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] |access-date=January 25, 2015 |archive-date=February 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214151352/http://www.ishof.org/mary-wayte-(usa).html |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the [[1983 Pan American Games]] in Caracas, Venezuela, she won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. 4×100-meter freestyle relay team, and the silver medal in the 200-meter freestyle event.<ref name=ishofprofile />

At the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles, Wayte won her first Olympic gold medal in the [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle|women's 200-meter freestyle]] event by defeating her American rival and former world record-holder [[Cynthia Woodhead]].<ref>Frank Litsky, "[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/31/sports/us-swimmers-win-two-more-golds.html  U.S. Swimmers Win Two More Golds]," ''The New York Times'' (July 31, 1984).  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref><ref>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19840731&id=0FpPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OwMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3851,4625682  Brother's shout slices tension; Wayte responds]," ''The Toledo Blade'', p. 18 (July 31, 1984).  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref> Her winning 200-meter time of 1:59.23 was her career best to date, overcoming Woodhead's early lead in the final 50 meters.<ref>Mike Madigan, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19840731&id=h6AmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mgEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4181,4564998  Mary Wayte catches up with a dream]," ''The Miami News'', p. 5B (July 31, 1984).  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref><ref>Ray Didinger, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1345&dat=19840731&id=zv1LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4294,3256651  American swimmers like carrying their own Wayte]," ''Spokane Chronicle'', p. 1B (July 31, 1984).  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref> She earned her second Olympic gold medal by swimming in the preliminary heat for the winning U.S. [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay]] team.<ref name=dboprofile>databaseOlympics.com, Athletes, [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WAYTEMAR01  Mary Wayte] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007020317/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WAYTEMAR01 |date=October 7, 2006 }}.  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref>

At the [[1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships]], Wayte won an individual silver medal in the 200-meter freestyle, and a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. 4×200-meter freestyle relay team, which set an American record of 8:06.74.<ref>{{cite web | title = Results of the 1985 Pan Pacific | work = USA Swimming | date = August 19, 1985 | url = http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/b7bd5998-7397-422f-a483-1f2fd684a6e2/85_panpacs%5B1%5D.pdf | accessdate = May 20, 2024 | archive-date = November 8, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131108234951/http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/b7bd5998-7397-422f-a483-1f2fd684a6e2/85_panpacs%5B1%5D.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.ishof.org/library/pdf/medalists.pdf ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010202854/http://www.ishof.org/library/pdf/medalists.pdf |date=2014-10-10 }}</ref>

At the [[1986 World Aquatics Championships]], Wayte won a silver medal as the anchor of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay team, which set another American record of 8:02.12.<ref name=5thfina>{{cite web | title = 5th Fina World Championships 1986 | url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/1086/5th-fina-world-championships-1986/results?disciplines=&event=c88a4ff5-d83d-48d3-9248-9f26568c9dd1}}</ref><ref name=1986worlds>{{cite web | title = 1986 World Championship Results | url=https://websitedevsa.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/meet-results/international-event-results/world-championships/1986-world-championships.pdf?sfvrsn=cc322a32_4}}</ref> She won a second silver medal for swimming in the preliminary heat of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and finished fifth in the individual 200-meter freestyle.<ref name=5thfina/><ref name=1986worlds/>

Two years later, when [[Seoul]], South Korea hosted the [[1988 Summer Olympics]], she swam the freestyle leg for the silver medal-winning U.S. team in the [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|women's 4×100-meter medley relay]] with teammates [[Beth Barr]] (backstroke), [[Tracey McFarlane]] (breaststroke), and [[Janel Jorgensen]] (butterfly).<ref name=olympedia/> The U.S. women's medley relay team was fraught with last-minute drama, as several previously selected swimmers dropped out to focus on individual events, or were replaced because they had performed below expectations, only hours before the event final.<ref name=stafford5102010>Jeremy Stafford, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20100504183517/http://www.nvdaily.com/sports/2010/05/bradburne-relishes-olympic-memories.php  Bradburne relishes Olympic memories]," ''Northern Virginia Daily'' (May 1, 2010).  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref> In the event final, the U.S. medley relay team included women with no history of competing together, no relay exchange practice, and no coach; the East German favorites taunted the Americans before the race.<ref name=stafford5102010 /> Wayte would later characterize the race as one of her proudest moments.<ref name=stafford5102010 /> She also captured a bronze medal with the third-place U.S. [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay]] team that included [[Mitzi Kremer]], [[Dara Torres]] and [[Laura Walker (swimmer)|Laura Walker]].<ref name=dboprofile /> Individually, she finished fourth in the [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle|women's 200-meter freestyle]] with a time of 1:59.04, faster than her gold medal effort four years earlier in Los Angeles,<ref>{{cite web | title = Olympic Games Seoul 1988 | url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/1083/olympic-games-seoul-1988/results?disciplines=&event=b54523be-be9a-4b34-b7fe-fc8e0edb181e}}</ref> and was a medal contender in the [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley|women's 200-meter individual medley]], but was disqualified when the judges ruled she used an illegal butterfly kick on the breaststroke leg of the medley.<ref name=olympedia/><ref>Associated Press, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19880924&id=TDwjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CIQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3324,3624305  Backstroke mark falls; Biondi after two more medals]," ''The Deseret News'', p. 2D (September 24, 1988).  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref>

== Life after swimming ==

Wayte graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications in 1989.<ref>''University of Florida Alumni Directory'', University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2000).</ref> She retired from competition swimming following the 1988 Olympics, and worked as a fund-raiser for the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]].<ref>Joe Williams, "[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1990/01/20/reflections-of-a-swimmer-olympic-champion-speaks-for-her-mother-hall-of-fame/  Reflections Of A Swimmer Olympic Champion Speaks For Her Mother, Hall Of Fame]," ''Orlando Sentinel'' (January 20, 1990). Retrieved January 25, 2015.</ref> She became a celebrity promoter and endorsed products and services on behalf of [[Alamo Rent a Car]], the National Spa and Pool Institute, and [[Speedo]].<ref name=saaprofile>Swim Across America, Olympians, [http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Olympians_Mary_Wayte_Bradburne  Mary Wayte Bradburne]. Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref> 

She later worked as a television broadcaster for the Sports Channel network, covering NCAA and international swimming competitions and interviewing fans at NBA games.<ref name=ishofprofile /> For the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in Barcelona, Spain, Wayte worked as [[NBC]]'s women's swimming color commentator, and later covered the NCAA women's swimming championships for [[ESPN]].<ref name=saaprofile /> She also served on the U.S. Olympic Committee's athletes advisory council.<ref>Jere Longman, "[https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/09/sports/olympics-usoc-experts-call-drug-testing-a-failure.html Olympics; U.S.O.C. Experts Call Drug Testing a Failure]", ''The New York Times'' (April 9, 1995).  Retrieved January 25, 2015.</ref>

Wayte was inducted into the [[List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members|University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame]] as a "Gator Great" in 1998,<ref>F Club, Hall of Fame, [http://www.gatorfclub.org/hall-of-fame/greats  Gator Greats].  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref><ref>Pat Dooley, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5UVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4623,573655&dq=university-of-florida-athletic-hall-of-fame&hl=en  Honored for the Effort]", ''The Gainesville Sun'', p. 1C (April 3, 1998).  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref> the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] in 2000,<ref name=ishofprofile /> and the Pacific Northwest Swimming Hall of Fame in 2004.<ref>Pacific Northwest Swimming Hall of Fame, [http://www.teamunify.com/pnws2/__doc__/halloffame_04_index.html  Class of 2004].  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref> The community swimming pool where she formerly trained in Mercer Island, Washington was renamed "Mary Wayte Pool".<ref>Elizabeth Celms, "[http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/mir/news/94847169.html  Mary Wayte Pool key to school plans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123195026/http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/mir/news/94847169.html |date=November 23, 2010 }}," ''Mercer Island Reporter'' (May 26, 2010). Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref>

Wayte married business executive Jim Bradburne in 1995, and they have two daughters, Grace and Audrey Bradburne.<ref name=peterson10142003 /> She currently lives in [[Seattle, Washington]], and works in corporate communications.<ref name=stafford5102010 /><ref>Cisco.com, "[http://newsroom.cisco.com/feature/914067/Cisco-Communications-Manager-Recalls-Olympic-Memories-in-L-A-  Cisco Communications Manager Recalls Olympic Memories in L.A.]," The Newsroom (June 25, 2012).  Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref> Wayte participates in [[Swim Across America]], a charitable organization that enlists former Olympic swimmers to raise funds for cancer research.<ref name=saaprofile />

== See also ==

{{Portal|Biography|Olympics}}
* [[List of multiple Olympic gold medalists]]
* [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)]]
* [[List of United States records in swimming]]
* [[List of University of Florida alumni]]
* [[List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members]]
* [[List of University of Florida Olympians]]
* [[List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)]]

== References ==

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== External links ==
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