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{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1965)}}
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{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Mary Wayte
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| caption = Wayte in 1984
| fullname = Mary Alice Wayte
| nicknames =
▲| national_team = {{USA}}
▲| strokes = [[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]], [[medley swimming|Individual medley]]
| club = Chinook Aquatic Club
| collegeteam = [[Florida Gators swimming and diving|University of Florida]]
|coach =[[Randy Reese]]<br>U Florida<br>[[Jack Ridley (swim coach)|Jack Ridley]]<br>Chinook SC
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| birth_place = [[Mercer Island, Washington]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|3|25|mf=y}}
| death_place =
| height = {{convert|5|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|128|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCount
{{MedalSport | Women's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]]}}▼
|total=yes
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}▼
{{MedalGold | [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] | [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]]}} ▼
|[[Swimming at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]|1|1|0
{{MedalGold | 1984 Los Angeles | [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4x100 m freestyle]]}} ▼
{{MedalSilver | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4x100 m medley]]}} ▼
}}▼
{{MedalBronze |1988 Seoul | [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4x100 m freestyle]]}} ▼
{{MedalCount
▲{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
|total=yes
{{MedalSilver | [[1986 World Aquatics Championships|1986 Madrid]] | [[Swimming at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships|4x200 m freestyle]]}}▼
|[[Freestyle swimming|200 m Freestyle (OG/WC)]]|1|0|0
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]]}}▼
|[[Relay race|4 × 100 m medley relay (OG/WC)]]|0|1|0
{{MedalGold | [[1983 Pan American Games|1983 Caracas]] | [[Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4x100 m freestyle]]}}▼
|[[Relay race|4 × 100 metre freestyle relay (OG/WC)]]|1|1|1
{{MedalSilver |1983 Caracas | [[Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]]}}▼
|[[Relay race|4 × 200 metre freestyle relay (OG/WC)]]|0|1|0
▲{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]}}
}}
{{MedalGold | [[1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1985 Tokyo]] | 4x200 m freestyle}}▼
{{MedalCompetition|[[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
▲{{MedalGold
▲{{MedalGold
▲{{MedalSilver
▲{{MedalBronze
{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1986 World Aquatics Championships|1986 Madrid]]|[[Swimming at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
▲{{MedalSilver
▲{{MedalGold
▲{{MedalSilver
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]}}
▲{{MedalGold
{{MedalSilver|[[1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1985 Tokyo]]|[[1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championship – Women's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]]}}
}}
'''Mary
== Early years ==
Wayte was born and raised on [[Mercer Island, Washington]],<ref>John Lohn
== 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
== 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>
At the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles
▲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>International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, [http://www.ishof.org/mary-wayte-(usa).html Mary Wayte (USA)]. Retrieved January 25, 2015.</ref> At the [[1983 Pan American Games]] in Caracas, Venezuela, she won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. 4x100-meter freestyle relay team, and the silver medal in the 200-meter freestyle event.<ref name=ishofprofile/>
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 [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles, California, 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, "[http://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>"[http://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, "[http://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, "[http://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 4x100-meter freestyle relay]] team.<ref name=dboprofile>databaseOlympics.com, Athletes, [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WAYTEMAR01 Mary Wayte]. Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref>
Two years later, when [[Seoul == 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 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 /> 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, "[
Wayte married business executive Jim Bradburne in 1995, and they have two daughters, Grace and Audrey Bradburne.<ref name=peterson10142003 />
== 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 Olympians]]
* [[List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)]]
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Mary Wayte}}
* {{World Aquatics}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{webarchive |title=Mary Wayte (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214151352/http://www.ishof.org/mary-wayte-(usa).html |date=February 14, 2015 }}
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