Summer Sanders

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  • 25 September 2011 The look of joy from a life long @buffalobills fan! AMAZING Win! Congrats Bills!
  • 08 May 2011 Look who came to wish us a #HappyMothersDay? Mrs. Moose. #respectingwildlife
  • 30 July 2011 Enjoying this beautiful summer night in #NYC! Soaking up this special time w/ the kiddos and my mom
  • 26 June 2011 My running pal today! I love being active with my kids.
  • 19 July 2011 The fire pit
  • 27 March 2011 We are at the Living Aquarium and the kids are so excited to see "Nemo"! It is the A list fish! Lots of screaming...NEMO! hilarious!
  • 09 October 2011 Come to mama! Post race celebration food!
  • 08 September 2011 Sent Spider to his room this morning for a bad tude and this is what he did to every piece of clothing he owns...
  • 09 September 2011 Well...it's official, my daughter took me down at the #bowling alley! Next game I bring my A game... ;)!
  • 10 October 2011 We did it! Celebrating with JoJo after we both finished the #CM11
  • 12 April 2013 The things we do for beauty.
  • 27 August 2011 Running the open road at Bear Lake. 5 miles cruise! #CM11
Summer Sanders Snapshot
Summer Sanders pursues excellence in all facets of her life, be it in the swimming pool, in car pool, or in front of the camera. In her two years at Stanford University, Sanders compiled six individual NCAA titles and four relay championships, earned back-to-back NCAA Swimmer of the Year awards, and propelled Stanford to the 1992 National Championship. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Sanders emerged as the most decorated U.S. swimmer, winning four medals – two gold, a silver, and a bronze.  

Following retirement from swimming, Sanders pursued a career in television. From 1997 to 2005, Sanders appeared on a plethora of programs as correspondent, co-host, and host. Highlights include eight years co-hosting "NBA Inside Stuff", becoming the first female game-show host on Nickelodeon at "Figure It Out", acting as an Olympic analyst and host for NBC during the 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2010 Olympic Games, being a Today Show special contributor from 2000-2004, and hosting Fox’s hit sports show "The Sports List". Sanders also worked as a sideline reporter for the NBA, WNBA, and US Open.

Sanders took a brief hiatus from TV to focus on life at home. She married Olympian and former U.S. Ski Team Alpine racer Erik Schlopy and has two children, Skye and Spider. Since her returned to TV in 2009, she has worked as a correspondent for Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, and NBC’s Universal Sports Network. She hosted Yahoo! Sports award winning web series Elite Athlete Workout and their 2012 Olympic Games swimming coverage. She is currently on-air talent for the new Pac-12 Network.

In addition to broadcast work, Sanders is also a health and fitness advocate, producing articles, tips and workouts for various magazines, as well as the author of “Champions are Raised not Born.” She is a Right to Play Ambassador, and the national spokesperson for the ReThink Varicose Veins campaign.
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