Linda Louise Jezek (born March 10, 1960) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.

Linda Jezek
Personal information
Full nameLinda Louise Jezek
National teamUnited States
Born (1960-03-10) March 10, 1960 (age 64)
Palo Alto, California
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight128 lb (58 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubSanta Clara Swim Club
College teamStanford University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Silver medal – second place Montreal 1976 4x100 m medley relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Berlin 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1978 Berlin 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1978 Berlin 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali 4x100 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan 4x100 m medley

Jezek was a member of the second-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec.[1][2] She set the 200-meter backstroke world record (long course) in 1978. Jezek was inducted into the "George F. Haines International Swim Center Hall of Fame" in 2002.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ ABC.Net. Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Linda Jezek". olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  3. ^ San Francisco Chronicle


Records
Preceded by Women's 200-meter backstroke
world record-holder (long course)

August 28, 1978 – July 27, 1980
Succeeded by