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Full name | Jane Ellen Swagerty | ||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||
Born | Oakdale, California | July 30, 1951||||||||||||||
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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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.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jane Ellen Swagerty | ||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||
Born | Oakdale, California | July 30, 1951||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||
Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | ||||||||||||||
College team | University of the Pacific | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.