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== 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]'', 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>"[httphttps://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> 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 ==
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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. 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, "[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>"[httphttps://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, "[httphttps://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, "[httphttps://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]. Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref>
 
Four 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=sroprofile /> 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]].<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]]; she was also 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=sroprofile /><ref>Associated Press, "[httphttps://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 ==
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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, "[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1990-01-20/news/9001203392_1_mary-wayte-gold-medals-competitive-swimming 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, "[http://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, "[httphttps://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]," ''Mercer Island Reporter'' (May 26, 2010). Retrieved December 9, 2014.</ref>
 
Wayte married business executive Jim Bradburne in 1995, and they have two daughters.<ref name=peterson10142003 /> She currently lives in [[Seattle, Washington]], and works in corporate communications for [[Cisco Systems]].<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 />