Cynthia Woodhead

Cynthia Woodhead

Woodhead in 1980
Personal information
Full name	Cynthia Lee Woodhead
Nickname	Sippy
National team	United States
Born	(1964-02-07) February 7, 1964 (age 60) Riverside, California
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	119 lb (54 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Mission Viejo Nadadores
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1978 Berlin 200 m freestyle 1978 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle 1978 Berlin 4×100 m medley 1978 Berlin 400 m freestyle 1978 Berlin 800 m freestyle Pan American Games 1979 San Juan 100 m freestyle 1979 San Juan 200 m freestyle 1979 San Juan 400 m freestyle 1979 San Juan 4×100 m freestyle 1979 San Juan 4×100 m medley 1983 Caracas 200 m freestyle 1983 Caracas 400 m freestyle

Cynthia Lee Woodhead (born February 7, 1964), commonly known by her family nickname "Sippy", is an American former competition swimmer, world champion, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. She won three gold medals at the 1978 World Championships, when she was only 14 years old, and set seven world records during her career.^[1]