{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeyondathletic.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F9-8af554b5","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"#9 From Swimming in High School to Olympic Medalist in Volleyball with Heather Bown","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ddd10a/ddd10a14-6ed8-415b-a536-5ba8019bbbef/4306b5b4-5743-41d7-a282-e63055d3c961/1416605989artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/4306b5b4-5743-41d7-a282-e63055d3c961\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"#9 From Swimming in High School to Olympic Medalist in Volleyball with Heather Bown\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Find out why one of America’s sweethearts is not unlike myself is (when I used to be out of my element… ) SHY! Which came be misunderstood as: annoyed, evil, arrogant, self-absorbed, almighty, etc. ;P\r\n\r\nPART 1 of 2\r\n\r\nLeave a Review &amp; Subscribe to #BeyondAthletic in iTunes so other can find us too! Share this with one person you think could benefit the most...\r\n\r\nAbout Heather Bown\r\n\r\nBown was born in Orange, California and has an older sister.\r\n\r\nPlayed a lot of recreational sports like gymnastics, tennis, diving, deep-sea fishing, snorkeling, etc.\r\n\r\nStarted swimming in high school &amp; volleyball at 15 as a junior.\r\n\r\nWent to college at U of Hawaii &amp; UC Santa Barbara for volleyball.\r\nWas a 2x 1st team D1 All American and WAC Player of the Year in her final years.\r\n\r\nJoined the USA indoor national team in 2000 until 2012.\r\n\r\nOlympic Silver medalist. 4x Grand Prix champion. 3x Olympian… and on and on…. :)\r\n\r\nCurrently in Graduate school and helping out Classroom Champions as a mentor.\r\n\r\nFind out about her story and more like what her medals have to do with “six fingered cats in the Key West!” by listening now...\r\n"}