Ann-Marie Hepler Explained

Birth Date:8 April 1996
Birth Place:Majuro, Marshall Islands

Ann-Marie Hepler (born 8 April 1996) is a Marshallese swimmer.[1] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50 m freestyle event where she ranked 49th.[2] Hepler did not advance beyond the heats.

Coached by her mother, Amy LaCost, Hepler has been swimming since the age of 2, and has been a certified scuba diver since the age of 10. She worked as a lifeguard, swim instructor and assistant sports coach on Kwajalein. She graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in psychology.[3]

In 2019, she represented Marshall Islands at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event.[4] She did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[4] She also competed in the women's 50 metre butterfly event.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20170712120137/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/ann-marie-hepler-1.html Sports reference profile
  2. Web site: London 2012 profile . 2012-08-05 . 2012-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120803145227/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/hepler-ann-marie-1086951/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Ann-Marie Hepler of Lincoln receives University of Nebraska-Lincoln degree . University of Nebraska-Lincoln . August 2, 2019 . May 7, 2018.
  4. Web site: Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats – 2019 World Aquatics Championships. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726212706/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf. 26 July 2020. 26 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.