Education
University of Florida.
University of Florida.
A year later at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, she swam in the preliminary heats of the women"s 200-metre backstroke, clocking a time of 2:17.70 and finishing 25th overall among 43 contenders. Hazel attended the University of Florida, where she swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) competition from 1992 to 1995. She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor"s degree in zoology in 1995.
In her international debut as a 17-year-old at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Hazel won a bronze medal for her third-place finish in the women"s 200-metre butterfly, finishing behind Americans Susan Gottlieb and Angie Wester-Krieg. During her college swimming career, she received nine All-American honors, and won Securities and Exchange Commission championships in the 400-yard medley relay in 1993, and the 200-yard backstroke in 1995.