Rada Owen
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Rada Owen was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia
where she began her swimming
career at the age of 5. She is a graduate of Auburn University
where she swam as a member of one of the top swim programs in the country. While there she held numerous team records, was a 6 time Southeastern Conference
Champion, a 14-time All American, and was key in developing a national championship winning team.
She competed for the United States
in various international competitions, the highlight being the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney
, Australia
.
A technical swimmer, her stroke has been described as "flawless" by many of the world's most influential coaches
. Her highly sought after technique is the basis for the many swim clinics she has run around the world. She lends her stroke demonstration to the popular "Swimming Faster Freestyle" DVD
series and has been the focus of many magazines articles depicting her form. She retired from competition in 2003, and now competes at Master's meets..usually only once a year and only in the relay events
.
Rada also appeared in a McDonald's
commercial for the 2008 Summer Games
http://scaq.blogspot.com/2008/08/rada-owen-in-mcdonalds-commercial.html.
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
where she began her swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
career at the age of 5. She is a graduate of Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
where she swam as a member of one of the top swim programs in the country. While there she held numerous team records, was a 6 time Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
Champion, a 14-time All American, and was key in developing a national championship winning team.
She competed for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in various international competitions, the highlight being the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
A technical swimmer, her stroke has been described as "flawless" by many of the world's most influential coaches
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
. Her highly sought after technique is the basis for the many swim clinics she has run around the world. She lends her stroke demonstration to the popular "Swimming Faster Freestyle" DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
series and has been the focus of many magazines articles depicting her form. She retired from competition in 2003, and now competes at Master's meets..usually only once a year and only in the relay events
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
.
Rada also appeared in a McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
commercial for the 2008 Summer Games
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
http://scaq.blogspot.com/2008/08/rada-owen-in-mcdonalds-commercial.html.