Melinda Anne "Mindy" Gehrs is a former All-American swimmer who was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in January 2009.
[3] She was also a four-time Tennessee state champion and swam for both Oak Ridge High School and the Atomic City Aquatic Club (so named because Gehrs' hometown of Oak Ridge was a base for the Manhattan Project, the operation that developed the atomic bomb).
At the time of her selection, The Oak Ridger called Gehrs "the best swimmer to ever part the waters of the Atomic City.
[1] In December 2002, Gehrs married Heath William Beaver at the Trinity United Methodist Church of Hartford City, Indiana.
[9] She treats patients with musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and spine problems and is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.