Lea Maurer

Lea Maurer
Maurer in 2008
Personal information
Full nameLea Loveless Maurer
National team United States
Born (1971-04-01) April 1, 1971
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubBadger Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Florida
Stanford University
CoachRandy Reese
(Florida)
Richard Quick
(Stanford)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
1992 Barcelona 100 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
1998 Perth 100 m backstroke
1998 Perth 4×100 m medley
1994 Rome 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
1989 Tokyo 100 m backstroke
1989 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
1993 Kobe 100 m backstroke
1993 Kobe 4×100 m medley
1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
1993 Kobe 200 m backstroke
1995 Atlanta 4×100 m medley
1997 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke
1997 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke

Lea Loveless Maurer (born April 1, 1971), née Lea E. Loveless, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former college swimming coach. She represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she won a gold medal swimming the backstroke leg of the women's 4×100-meter medley relay. She also won a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke. She was the head coach of the Stanford University women's swimming and diving team from 2005 to 2012. She is the Peter Daland Endowed Swimming Coach Chair at USC and has been head coach there since April 2022.