Julia Gray Stowers (born March 18, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Stowers earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
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Full name | Julia Gray Stowers | |||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1982-03-18) March 18, 1982 (age 40) Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | Pilot Aquatic Club | |||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Tennessee | |||||||||||||||||||
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After graduating with a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Tennessee, Stowers attended the University of Memphis to pursue a J.D. degree.[citation needed] She is now a public defender.[1]
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