- In the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, she won two gold medals as a swimmer in the 200 meter butterfly and 4x100 meter medley relay, a silver in the 200 meter individual medley and a bronze in the 400 meter individual medley.
- In her hometown of Roseville, California there is an Olympic sized swimming facility named after her.
- Parents Bob and Barbara are the leading inspiration for her book "Champions Are Raised, Not Born."
- One elder brother, Trevor, with whom she has "an excellent relationship, even by brother-and-sister standards." In fact, Summer credits him with inspiring her to take up competitive swimming when they were both children.
- Olympic swimmer
- Graduated from Stanford University.
- In 1992, she set the American record in the 400 meter individual medley.
- She retired from competitive swimming in December 1993.
- Son, Charles Robert Spider Scholpy, was born on January 8, 2008.
- In 1990, she won three gold medals at the Goodwill Games.
- In 1991 and 1992, she won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Swimmer of the Year Award.
- Gave birth to her first child, with husband Erik Schlopy, daughter Skye Bella, on April 21st, 2006, weighing in at 7 lbs, 7 oz.
- Co-hostess, with John Abdo, of an infomercial for John's "Ab-Doer Twist" abdominal fitness system. (2009)
- Summer was awarded the 1992 Babe Didrikson Zaharias Award as the year's top amateur athlete.
- She and her husband announced that they are expecting their second child. A boy, on January 8th.
- Lives in Park City, Utah with her husband, Erik Schlopy, and their children. (2009)
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