Lauren Perdue, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1991
Place of Birth: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Lauren Perdue
- Lauren Perdue (born June 25, 1991) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events.
- She was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team, and earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S.
- team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Perdue was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, and attended J.
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- Rose High School in Greenville, North Carolina.
- She swam for the Greenville Swim Club under head coach Casey Charles from 1999 to 2009.
- At the 2009 USA Swimming Long Course Junior National Championships, Perdue won her first championship in the 200-meter freestyle (1:59.09). Perdue attended the University of Virginia, and swam for the Virginia Cavaliers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2009 to 2012.
- As a Cavalier swimmer, she won nineteen Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championships, received sixteen All-American honors, and was named the ACC Swimmer of the Year and ACC Swimmer of the Championships in 2010, 2011, and 2013.
- Lauren broke her back in 2012 and underwent back surgery only 3 months before the 2012 U.S.
- Olympic Trials.At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the U.S.
- qualifying event for the Olympics, Perdue finished fourth place in the 200-meter freestyle, and earned a spot on the U.S.
- relay team in the 4×200-meter freestyle event as a result.
- At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S.
- team in the preliminary heats of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
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