Lisa Jacob
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| Full name | Lisa Rae Jacob | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 13, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 126 lb (57 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Mission Viejo Nadadores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lisa Rae Jacob (born May 13, 1974) is an American former competition swimmer who won two gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2]
Jacob won three gold medals in the 200-meter freestyle, the 4×100-meter relay, and the 4×200-meter relay at the 1991 Pan American Games.[3] Later, she attended Stanford University, where she swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team. She won three Pacific-10 Conference championships[4] and two NCAA championships in the 1995–96 season.[5] The highlight of her career was at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where as a member of the United States team she won gold medals in both the 4×100 freestyle relay, and the 4×200 freestyle relay.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Hickock Sports- History- World University Games". Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Lisa Jacob Biography and Olympic Results". Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Hickok Sports- History- Pan American Games Women's Swimming Medalists". Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Pac-10 Champions in Women's Swimming and Diving" (PDF). Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Stanford Official Athletic Site- Women's Swimming and Diving". Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Swimming Results for the 1996 Summer Olympics". Retrieved December 25, 2009.
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