Alison Bartosik
Alison Bartosik was born on the 20th of April, 1983, in Flagstaff, Arizona, and she stood at the center of one of synchronized swimming's most elaborate performances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Her duet with Anna Kozlova was a tribute to Greek mythology, built around the figure of Medusa. The two wore gold and white suits decorated with snake images and green sequins, earning technical marks of 9.8 and 9.7 on most elements. Their combined total of 96.918 points brought home a bronze medal. A second bronze followed in the team competition that same week in Athens.
Bartosik began training in synchronized swimming at age 8, and by 15 she had joined the U.S. Junior National team as one of its youngest members. She attended Santa Clara High School and trained with the Santa Clara Aquamaids at the Santa Clara Aquatics complex, the same facility used by the competitive Santa Clara Swim Club. Her coach through age 19 was Chris Carver, who led the Aquamaids as head coach from 1984 to 2022. Carver would later coach her again at the 2004 Olympics as the U.S. Olympic synchronized swimming head coach.
At the 2003 World Championships, Bartosik finished second in the combo competition and third in the team event. That same year at the U.S. Open Swimming Championships, she won the 14-15 age-group solo championship. At the Pan American Games held in Santo Domingo in 2003, she took gold medals in both the duet and team competitions. Those three tournaments, all in a single year, established her as one of the country's top synchronized swimmers heading into the Olympic cycle.
Not long after Athens, Bartosik took on coaching work in 2005 with the Nevada Desert Mermaids, whose 12-13 age group squad placed second at Age Group nationals. She also coached the Las Vegas Synchronettes that year. When she enrolled at Stanford University in the fall of 2007, she had spent much of that summer as a USA National Team II assistant coach, working across combo, solo, and team disciplines. At Stanford she competed for three seasons and simultaneously served as a voluntary assistant coach in her third year. The Stanford team won the U.S. National Title and the National Collegiate Title in the 2008 season with Bartosik on the roster. Her Senior Duet team also performed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, though without a medal.
The combined demands of competing and coaching at Stanford meant Bartosik did not finish her degree there. She transferred to Santa Clara University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance in 2009. Her post-competitive career moved into corporate sales; she worked as a sales executive at Motally, a San Francisco company that provided analytics for applications and mobile websites. She also volunteered with Athletes For Hope and in the Aquatics program for KEEN San Francisco. On the 8th of June, 2018, she married Matthew Beaver in Lake Tahoe, California, and has at times gone by the name Allison Beaver since.
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Common questions
How many medals did Alison Bartosik win at the 2004 Olympics?
Alison Bartosik won two bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. One came in the duet competition alongside Anna Kozlova, and one came in the team competition.
Who was Alison Bartosik's duet partner at the 2004 Athens Olympics?
Alison Bartosik's duet partner at the 2004 Athens Olympics was Anna Kozlova, described as a more experienced Russian-born swimmer. Their duet scored a total of 96.918 points.
What was the theme of Alison Bartosik's Olympic duet routine?
The duet routine performed by Bartosik and Kozlova at the 2004 Olympics was a salute to Greek myths, focusing on the character Medusa. Their costumes were gold and white with green sequins and snake imagery.
Where did Alison Bartosik go to college?
Alison Bartosik attended Stanford University, where she competed in synchronized swimming and helped the team win national titles. She later transferred to Santa Clara University, completing a Bachelor of Science in Finance in 2009.
Who coached Alison Bartosik at the 2004 Olympics?
Chris Carver coached Alison Bartosik at the 2004 Olympics as U.S. Olympic synchronized swimming head coach. Carver had also been her coach with the Santa Clara Aquamaids from 1984 to 2022.
What did Alison Bartosik do after retiring from synchronized swimming?
After her athletic career, Alison Bartosik worked as a corporate sales executive at Motally, a San Francisco company providing analytics for apps and mobile websites. She also volunteered with Athletes For Hope and KEEN San Francisco's Aquatics program.