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Melanie M. Valerio (born May 7 1969) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.Valerio graduated from the Hawken School in Gates Mills Ohio. Afterward she attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville Virginia where she swam for the Virginia Cavaliers swimming and diving team.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia Valerio earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S.