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- Betsy Mitchell (born January 15, 1966) is an American competition swimmer who was a world record-holder, world champion, and Olympic gold and silver medalist. She also was a member of the United States' 1994 Rowing World Championship team. Mitchell began competitive swimming at age 5 as a member of the Marietta (Ohio) YMCA Marlins swim team age group coaches in Marietta included Coach Jim Everett and Coach Bill BAuer. Later she competed for Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania during her high school years, graduating in 1983. Following high school, she attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and competed for the North Carolina Tar Heels swimming and diving team during her first year, the 1983–84 NCAA season. Mitchell represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 100-meter backstroke, finishing with a time of 1:02.63. She also earned a gold medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×100-meter medley relay. After the 1984 Olympics, Mitchell transferred to the University of Texas at Austin, and swam for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team from 1985 to 1988. She won nine NCAA titles, and was a member of the Longhorns NCAA national championship teams in 1986, 1987 and 1988. Mitchell received the Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving 1987–88, and was inducted into the Texas Longhorns Hall of Honor in 2000. She set an American and world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the 1986 World Championship Trials (2:08.60). The world record stood for five years. The American record stood for 19 years. Swimming World Magazine named her as its American Female Swimmer of the Year in 1986. She again competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She received a silver medal for swimming the backstroke leg for the second-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay in the preliminary heats. Individually, she also swam in the final of the women's 100-meter backstroke, finishing fourth in the final with a time of 1:02.71. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1998. Mitchell has a bachelor's and master's degree in education, specializing in sports administration, from the University of Texas at Austin. She also completed a one-year program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, earning a certificate in educational administration, planning and policy. She started her career as the women's swimming coach at Dartmouth College from 1990 to 1996. She then served from 1997 to 2003 as the director of athletics at Laurel School for Girls in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Mitchell was then the director of athletics and recreation at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania from 2005 to 2011. She is currently the director of athletics, physical education, and recreation at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. (en)
- Betsy Mitchell (* 15. Januar 1966) ist eine ehemalige US-amerikanische Schwimmerin. Bei den Weltmeisterschaften 1986 in Madrid wurde sie Weltmeisterin über 100 m Rücken. Zwei Jahre zuvor konnte sie bei den Olympischen Spielen 1984 in Los Angeles über 100 m Rücken hinter Theresa Andrews die Silbermedaille gewinnen. Außerdem gewann sie 11 nationale Titel, davon 7 Meisterschaften über 100 Yards Rücken. Im Jahr 1986 wurde sie zu Amerikas Schwimmerin des Jahres gewählt. 1998 wurde sie in die Ruhmeshalle des internationalen Schwimmsports aufgenommen. (de)
- Betsy Mitchell (Estados Unidos, 15 de enero de 1966) es una nadadora estadounidense retirada especializada en pruebas de estilo espalda, donde consiguió ser subcampeona olímpica en 1984 en los 100 metros. (es)
- Besty Mitchell, née le 15 janvier 1966 à Cincinnati, est une nageuse américaine. (fr)
- Betsy Mitchell (15 gennaio 1966) è un'ex nuotatrice statunitense. (it)
- 贝齐·米切尔（英語：Betsy Mitchell，1966年1月15日－），美国女子游泳运动员，主攻仰泳和自由泳。她曾代表美国参加1984年和1988年夏季奥林匹克运动会游泳比赛，获得一枚金牌和二枚银牌。 (zh)
- Бетсі Мітчелл (англ. Betsy Mitchell, 15 січня 1966) — американська плавчиня.Олімпійська чемпіонка 1984 року, призерка 1988 року. (uk)
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- Betsy Mitchell (* 15. Januar 1966) ist eine ehemalige US-amerikanische Schwimmerin. Bei den Weltmeisterschaften 1986 in Madrid wurde sie Weltmeisterin über 100 m Rücken. Zwei Jahre zuvor konnte sie bei den Olympischen Spielen 1984 in Los Angeles über 100 m Rücken hinter Theresa Andrews die Silbermedaille gewinnen. Außerdem gewann sie 11 nationale Titel, davon 7 Meisterschaften über 100 Yards Rücken. Im Jahr 1986 wurde sie zu Amerikas Schwimmerin des Jahres gewählt. 1998 wurde sie in die Ruhmeshalle des internationalen Schwimmsports aufgenommen. (de)
- Betsy Mitchell (Estados Unidos, 15 de enero de 1966) es una nadadora estadounidense retirada especializada en pruebas de estilo espalda, donde consiguió ser subcampeona olímpica en 1984 en los 100 metros. (es)
- Besty Mitchell, née le 15 janvier 1966 à Cincinnati, est une nageuse américaine. (fr)
- Betsy Mitchell (15 gennaio 1966) è un'ex nuotatrice statunitense. (it)
- 贝齐·米切尔（英語：Betsy Mitchell，1966年1月15日－），美国女子游泳运动员，主攻仰泳和自由泳。她曾代表美国参加1984年和1988年夏季奥林匹克运动会游泳比赛，获得一枚金牌和二枚银牌。 (zh)
- Бетсі Мітчелл (англ. Betsy Mitchell, 15 січня 1966) — американська плавчиня.Олімпійська чемпіонка 1984 року, призерка 1988 року. (uk)
- Betsy Mitchell (born January 15, 1966) is an American competition swimmer who was a world record-holder, world champion, and Olympic gold and silver medalist. She also was a member of the United States' 1994 Rowing World Championship team. She set an American and world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the 1986 World Championship Trials (2:08.60). The world record stood for five years. The American record stood for 19 years. Swimming World Magazine named her as its American Female Swimmer of the Year in 1986. (en)
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