Jennifer Jo Kemp (born May 28, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. At the 1972 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, setting a world record, and reached semifinals of the individual 100-meter freestyle event.[2]
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Full name | Jennifer Jo Kemp | ||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Jenny" | ||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||
Born | (1955-05-28) May 28, 1955 (age 67) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Cincinnati Marlins | ||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Cincinnati | ||||||||||||||||
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Kemp initially specialized in the backstroke before changing to freestyle in 1971. Next year she won the 100 m AAU title.[1]
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