Jane Swagerty

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.

Jane Swagerty
Personal information
Full nameJane Ellen Swagerty
National teamUnited States
Born (1951-07-30) July 30, 1951
Oakdale, California
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight143 lb (65 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubSanta Clara Swim Club
College teamUniversity of the Pacific

See also

References

  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jane Swagerty Archived 2012-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  2. 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.
  • 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 2012-07-18.


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