Kim Probst, USA Synchronized Swimmer, is in the team competion at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.
Stats:
- Club: Walnut Creek
- Event: Team
- Height: 5'3"
- Date of Birth: March 6, 1981
- Birthplace: Troy, N.Y.
- Hometown: Troy, N.Y.
- Current Residence: Walnut Creek, Calif.
- Education: San Francisco State University '06
Personal Notes:
- Daughter of Marty and Becky Probst
- At 27, Probst is the oldest member of the U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team and was the first New York native to be named to a 2008 Olympic Team for any sport
- Goal has always been to compete in the 2008 Olympic Games
- Participated in speed swimming and set five Troy High School records in speed swimming
- Moved to Walnut Creek, Calif. after High School to train with the Walnut Creek Aquanuts
- Hopes to coach after she is finished competing
- Probst contributes her success to her willingness to listen to and learn from every coach and teammate that she has encountered along her synchro journey
