Lisa Jacob
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]
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Full name | Lisa Rae Jacob | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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]
Lisa was married in Santa Barbara, CA in 2004 and resides with her husband outside of Washington, D.C.
References
- "Hickock Sports- History- World University Games". Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- "Lisa Jacob Biography and Olympic Results". Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- "Hickok Sports- History- Pan American Games Women's Swimming Medalists". Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. 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". Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- "Swimming Results for the 1996 Summer Olympics". Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved December 25, 2009.