Dakota Luther

Dakota Luther (born November 7, 1999) is an American swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships and placed 15th.[2][3] On December 15, 2022 she won the women's 200 meter butterfly gold medal at the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Melbourne, Australia. [4]

Dakota Luther
Luther after winning the 2019 Summer Universiade 200 metre event
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-11-07) November 7, 1999
Height5 ft 5 in (165.1 cm)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubAustin Swim Club
College team
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2022 Melbourne200 m butterfly
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Naples200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2019 Naples4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2019 Naples100 m butterfly

She is the daughter of Whitney Hedgepeth, an Olympic gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

References
  1. "Georgia's C/O 2018 Fly Group Stacks Up with Commitment from #11 Dakota Luther". SwimSwam. June 1, 2017.
  2. "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  3. "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  4. "Luther wins gold, Elendt bronze at FINA Short Course World Championships". Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.


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