Jane Ellen Swagerty (born July 30, 1951), later known by her married name Jane Hill, is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. Swagerty represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1] She received a bronze medal for her third-place performance in the women's 100-meter backstroke (1:08.1), finishing behind fellow American Kaye Hall (1:06.2) and Canadian Elaine Tanner (1:06.7).[2] She also swam the backstroke leg in the preliminary heats of the women's 100-meter medley relay for the gold medal-winning U.S. team,[1] but did not receive a medal under the 1968 international swimming rules because she did not swim in the event final.
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| Full name | Jane Ellen Swagerty | ||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 30, 1951 Oakdale, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | ||||||||||||||
| College team | University of the Pacific | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jane Swagerty Archived 2012-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Backstroke Final Archived 2015-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jane Swagerty". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012.
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