Linda Jezek
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| Full name | Linda Louise Jezek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March 10, 1960 Palo Alto, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Linda Louise Jezek (born March 10, 1960) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
Jezek was a member of the second-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec.[1] She set the 200-meter backstroke world record (long course) in 1978. Jezek was inducted into the "George F. Haines International Swim Center Hall of Fame" in 2002.[2]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of Stanford University people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 200 metres backstroke
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| Preceded by Birgit Treiber |
Women's 200-meter backstroke world record-holder (long course) August 28, 1978 – July 27, 1980 |
Succeeded by Rica Reinisch |
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