Trivia

In the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, she won two gold medals as a swimmer in the 200 meter butterfly and 4x100 meter medley relay, a silver in the 200 meter individual medley and a bronze in the 400 meter individual medley.

One elder brother, Trevor, with whom she has "an excellent relationship, even by brother-and-sister standards." In fact, Summer credits him with inspiring her to take up competitive swimming when they were both children.

In her hometown of Roseville, California there is an Olympic sized swimming facility named after her.

Parents Bob and Barbara are the leading inspiration for her book "Champions Are Raised, Not Born."

Olympic swimmer

Graduated from Stanford University.

In 1992, she set the American record in the 400 meter individual medley.

She retired from competitive swimming in December 1993.

Son, Charles Robert Spider Scholpy, was born on January 8, 2008.

In 1990, she won three gold medals at the Goodwill Games.

In 1991 and 1992, she won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Swimmer of the Year Award.

Gave birth to her first child, with husband Erik Schlopy, daughter Skye Bella, on April 21st, 2006, weighing in at 7 lbs, 7 oz.

Co-hostess, with John Abdo, of an infomercial for John's "Ab-Doer Twist" abdominal fitness system. (2009)

Summer was awarded the 1992 Babe Didrikson Zaharias Award as the year's top amateur athlete.

She and her husband announced that they are expecting their second child. A boy, on January 8th.

Lives in Park City, Utah with her husband, Erik Schlopy, and their children. (2009)