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Full name | Jennifer Jo Kemp | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Jenny" | |||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.[1] | May 28, 1955|||||||||||||||||
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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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]
Kemp initially specialized in the backstroke before changing to freestyle in 1971. Next year she won the 100 m AAU title.[1]