Ashley Carusone Schappert (born March 27, 1985)[1] is an athlete, entrepreneur, film producer and author. As an American competition swimmer she specialized in Individual Medley and butterfly events. She held 2 YMCA National SCY records in the 400IM and 200 butterfly[2] and 4 YMCA National LCM records in the 200IM, 400IM, and 800 freestyle.[3] Ashley competed in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic trials for the University of Florida. Ashley won the International Triathlon Union World Championships for her age group (women's 16–19) in 2001,[4] 2 time Pan American Champion and 13 time USAT All-American.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Carusone Schappert |
| National team | United States |
| Born | March 27, 1985 Gainesville, Florida |
| Spouse | Jason Schappert (divorced) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Individual Medley, Butterfly |
| College team | University of Florida |
Personal life
editSchappert was born in Gainesville, Florida, in 1985. She is a 2003 graduate of Gainesville High School and was Sun Swimmer of the Year in 2003.[5] She was a 4 time FHSAA state champion.[6] Schappert attended the University of Florida,[7] where she competed for coach Greg Troy's Florida Gators swim team for four years. She was a four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll. She was a 4 time NCAA qualifier and received NCAA Honorable Mention All-American (400 IM). Ashley competed in swimming as well as triathlon while in college.[8] She won the Age Group ITU World Championships in 2001[9]
Ashley was married to Jason Schappert. They divorced in 2021.[10]
Sports
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Won the 2001 Under 20 Triathlon World Championships in Edmonton Canada. At barely 16 she beat the swim time of every person at the World Championships and won her division by a whopping 1:30.[11][12]
Nickelodeon Games and Sports featured Ashley Carusone and Manuel Huerta in an episode of Splash TV highlighting their success in triathlon and educating children on how a triathlon works.
After finishing her college eligibility Ashley planned to race as a professional triathlete. While competing in a triathlon, she was hit by a car breaking her jaw.[13]
After several years of rehab and retraining Ashley started competing again.[14] Triathlon comeback and retirement ended at the 2009 USAT National Championships. After battling injuries Carusone competed in her first national championships back after winning her world championship she finished fifth qualifying for the ITU World Championships.[15]
Business
editAshley was the Executive producer of Jason Schappert's Flying Again which was released in 2016, featuring rusty pilots who have not flown for two to thirty years, with Jason Schappert. This was then featured on the TV series The Aviators.[16][17][18]
Ashley and then-husband Jason Schappert's company was named one of Grow Florida's '2017 Florida Companies to Watch Honorees'[19] and has been ranked three times on the INC 5000 list of fastest growing companies, ranking No. 230 in 2017, No. 578 in 2018 and No. 896 in 2019.[20] In 2018 and 2019 they maintained growth and landed No. 578 in 2018 and No. 896 in 2019 on the INC 5000 list.[21]
In 2020, Ashley released her first book Membership Site Success, which quickly became a best seller.[22]
Bibliography
edit- Membership Site Success (2020); ISBN 979-8639637599
- The Female Entrepreneur's Playbook (2021); ASIN B09B5DRT4H
References
edit- ^ "Ashley Carusone Bio". GatorZone. 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "YMCA 2003 Short Course National Championship". ymca.ymcaswimminganddiving.org. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "YMCA 2002 Long Course National Championship". ymca.ymcaswimminganddiving.org. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ Sentinel, Orlando. "IRONMAN USA EVENT SET". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ writer, MATT CANNIZZAROSun sports. "The Sun's All-Area Swimming Team". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Florida HS State-Class 2A – Meet Results – Swimming World". www.swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ Sun, Matt CannizzaroSpecial to the. "Gators sign star Gainesville swimmer". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "True Tri-Athletes". Florida Gators. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "World Championship Results" (PDF).
- ^ "IN RE: The Marriage of: JASON M. SCHAPPERT, Husband, and ASHLEY H. SCHAPPERT, Wife Case No 2018-DR-3014-FG" (PDF). frontrunner-mccc.s3.amazonaws.com. 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Runner's Web and Triathlete's Web, a Running, Track and Field and Triathlon Resource Portal". runnersweb.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "16-year-old making waves". August 6, 2001. Archived from the original on August 6, 2001. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Triathlon One O One and St. Croix 70.3 Race Results". www.trijuice.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Runner's Web and Triathlete's Web, a Running, Track and Field and Triathlon Resource Portal". runnersweb.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ News, Anthony JohnsonSpecial to The Tuscaloosa. "Strong start helps Chrabot win men's championship". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ The Aviators – Flying Again, retrieved April 1, 2021
- ^ Jamie Beckett (December 29, 2015). "An aviation movie for the rest of us — General Aviation News". generalaviationnews.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ Flying Again, retrieved April 1, 2021
- ^ "Florida Companies to Watch Honorees".
- ^ "MzeroA.com: Number 578 on the 2018 Inc. 5000". Inc.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Calling All High Flyers". Ocala Style Magazine. February 27, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Membership Site Success Released". Retrieved April 1, 2021.
External links
edit- Ashley Carusone profile at CollegeSwimming.com
