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Lelei Alofa Fonoimoana Moore is an Olympic swimmer. She competed in the 1976 Olympic Games held in Montreal, Canada, and won a silver medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay. She also placed 7th in the 100m butterfly. She had hoped to compete in the 1980 Olympic Games, which were boycotted by the United States.
She was born on November 4, 1958, in Illinois, and is of Samoan descent. After her win at the Olympics, she entered Brigham Young University where she competed in both swimming and diving and earned 11 All-American honors. As a Senior she was selected Outstanding Senior Female Athlete by the Cougar Club and was named to the AIAW All-Region Team. She was inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in 1991.
She worked as a swim coach at UCLA and as a Los Angeles County lifeguard. She was also a dance instructor and therapist.
She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is a sister to Olympic gold-medalist Eric Fonoimoana.
