Mary Wayte: Difference between revisions

Wayte was born and raised on [[Mercer Island, Washington]],<ref>John Lohn, ''Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming'', Scarecrow Press, Inc., Lanham, Maryland, p. 166 (2010). Retrieved March 6, 2015.</ref> where she swam for the Chinook Aquatic Club.<ref name=sroprofile>Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/mary-wayte-1.html Mary Wayte]. Retrieved December 9, 2014.</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 1981 National Sport Festival.<ref>Associated Press, "[http://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]," ''The Seattle Times'' (October 14, 2003). Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref>