Tammy Cleland
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| Full name | Tammy P. Cleland-McGregor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 26, 1975 (age 49) Sanford, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Synchro Coach: Aquanuts 2003-07 Team USA 2006 Beijing Olympics 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Synchronized swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Loreleis (Maitland, Fl) Walnut Creek Aquanuts (CA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mary Rose (Loreleis) Gail Emery (Aquanuts) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tammy P. Cleland (born October 26, 1975), later known by her married name Tammy Cleland-McGregor is a former American competitor in synchronized swimming, a 1996 Olympic champion, and a 2000 Sydney Olympic participant. She would later serve as a Synchro coach for her former team, the Aquanuts from 2003-2007, and for the U.S. Olympic team in Beijing n 2008.
Tammy Cleland was born in Sanford, Florida in greater Orlando, to Troy and Thelma Cleland on August 26, 1975. She started in synchronized swimming by the age of five while also participating in competitive swimming. At seven, she trained and competed in Synchro with the Loreleis, founded by synchronized swim Coach Mary Rose, in Maitland, Florida, where Tammy won the solo and duet competition at the Sunshine State Games in Orlando in July, 1983.Competing as a competitive swimmer for the Orlando Area Dolphins, at age eight she won the 50 freestyle in 33.67, the 25 breaststroke in 21.08, and the 25 fly in 17.06 at the Dolphins Invitational meet in April, 1984. In July, 1985, at age nine she won the Figures and the Trios events in synchro competition at the Sunshine State Games in Brandon, Florida.