Allison Wagner is an Olympian in its original sense – she pursues excellence in all aspects of her life by continually working on developing her mind, spirit and body. By working to improve yourself with integrity and honor, everyone can be an Olympian. As a competitive swimmer, Allison won a silver medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in the 400 Individual Medley. The Individual Medley consists of all four strokes and combines all of the disciplines of the sport of swimming into a single race. She held the World Record in the 200 short course meter I.M. for 15 years.
She is a 13-Time National Champion and NCAA Champion, she has decided to speak out as an anti-doping advocate. Allison studies the body continually and uses her knowledge of body mechanics and health to help people improve efficiency, optimize their experience in sport, and rehabilitate injuries through correction of movement patterns. She uses this knowledge and experience in her practices of wellness coaching, body and movement analysis, pilates instruction and swim instruction. Allison is also an artist and is developing an outreach program called World-Wide Water Safe (WWS) for people and countries with high drowning rates and a need for water safety education. This effort stemmed out of the belief that everyone has the right to be safe in water. Wagner is a painter and founding member of the International Olympic organization called Art of the Olympians.