Megan is in the 100 Breaststroke at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Stats:
- CLUB: King Aquatic Club (KING-WA)
- DOB: Jan 15, 1984
- HEIGHT: 5' 7" (170.2 cm)
- HOMETOWN: Tacoma, Wash.
- RESIDENCE: Tacoma, Wash.
- BIRTHPLACE: Tacoma, Wash
- COACHED BY: Sean Hutchison
Personal Notes:
- High School: Emerald Ridge HS '02
- College: Pacific Lutheran University ’08
- Job Outside of Swimming: Swim coach
- Parents: Tom and Erin Quann; father is an engineer, and mother is a massage therapist
- Spouse: Married Nathan Jendrick on Dec 18, 2004; he is a writer
- Sibling(s): Older brother (Michael) attended University of Washington; younger sister (Laura)
- Notable Relative(s): Grandfather (Mel Walk) made the 1940 Olympic team as a high jumper but went to war instead
- Sports Played Before Swimming: Water polo, basketball, soccer, volleyball and hockey, all before the age of 12; when her swimming began to improve around the age of 13, she was hooked and focused on it solely
- Pet(s): Two dogs (Jetta and Chewbacca); Jetta is a Jack Russell / Lab mix, and Chewbacca is a mini-pinscher
- Hobbies Outside the Pool: Hiking, camping, motorcycle riding
- Ultimate Way to Relax: On a beach
- Most Influential Person: “There were a lot of people who have been a huge part of my dreams and my successes in swimming. Seeing Amanda Beard at the Olympics at only 14 was just amazing; I told my parents right when I saw her march out to the blocks – at the time I was 12 – that I would be in the 2000 Olympics. If she could do it, so could I. There are a lot of athletes these days who I’m just in awe of. Lance Armstrong and Erin Popvich, among others, because they’ve overcome so much and have been so great."
- Charities: American Lung Association and Junior Achievement
- Sponsor(s): Speedo
- Training Stats: Swims 8,000 meters/yards per day, 3 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Injuries: Broke right arm and had 300 stitches
- Competed at the 2000 Olympics as Megan Quann, her maiden name
- gave up future college eligibility after 2000 Olympic Games
- went from Junior to Senior qualifying after just five months of training at age 13
- Recipient of the 2006 Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Award, an award for athletic and humanitarian accomplishments; was the ninth female Olympic gold medalist to be chosen
- Favorites:
- U.S. city: Honolulu
- int'l destination: Sydney
- summer activity: camping
- music: The Beatles, The Eagles, Blue October, The Killers
- movie: Ocean's 11
- tv: Gilmore Girls, Lost, Las Vegas, Nip/Tuck, Scrubs, Grey's Anatomy
