Barbara Bedford (swimmer)

Barbara Bedford
Personal information
Full name	Barbara Jane Bedford
Nickname	"B.J."
National team	United States
Born	November 9, 1972 (age 51); Hanover, New Hampshire
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
College team	University of Texas
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championships (LC)
World Championships (SC)
Pan Pacific Championships
Pan American Games
Universiade

Barbara Jane Bedford (born November 9, 1972), who competed as BJ Bedford, currently known by her married name, Barbara Miller, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Bedford represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She was a member of the U.S. team that won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay and set a new world record of 3:58.30 in the event final. Her record-setting teammates included Megan Quann (breaststroke), Jenny Thompson (butterfly), and Dara Torres (freestyle).

Bedford attended high school at swimming powerhouse Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey^[1] and is the sister of competitive swimmer Fritz Bedford.^[2]

References

^ Peddie School Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2011. "A national swimming power, Peddie swimmers represented the U.S. in the last three Olympics including double gold medalist, Nelson Diebel in Barcelona and gold medalist BJ Bedford in Sydney."
^ Ross, Andy (October 23, 2018). "Fritz Bedford Breaks Masters World Record in Vermont". SwimmingWorldMagazine.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.