Education
University of Florida.
University of Florida.
As a 16-year-old at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela, she placed fourth in the 200-metre butterfly with a time of 2:17.13, finishing behind Mary T. Meagher, Tracy Caulkins and Marie Moore. Horstead competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she advanced to the B Final of the women"s 200-metre butterfly, clocking a time of 2:13.49 and finishing first in the B Final consolation heat (ninth overall). Horstead later attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and swam for coach Randy Reese"s Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) competition from 1987 to 1990.
During her college swimming career, she earned All-American honors in the 200-yard butterfly and the 400-yard medley relay.
She graduated from the University of Florida with bachelor"s and master"s degrees in accounting in 1990 and 1991, respectively.
