Linda Jezek

Linda Jezek

Personal information
Full name	Linda Louise Jezek
National team	United States
Born	(1960-03-10) March 10, 1960 (age 64) Palo Alto, California
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	128 lb (58 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Santa Clara Swim Club
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Montreal 1976 4x100 m medley relay World Championships 1978 Berlin 100 m backstroke 1978 Berlin 200 m backstroke 1978 Berlin 4x100 m medley 1975 Cali 4x100 m medley Pan American Games 1979 San Juan 100 m backstroke 1979 San Juan 200 m backstroke 1979 San Juan 4x100 m medley

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

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

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Stanford University people
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 200 metres backstroke

References

1. ABC.Net. Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Linda Jezek". olympics.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
3. San Francisco Chronicle

Records
Preceded by Birgit Treiber	Women's 200-meter backstroke world record-holder (long course) August 28, 1978 – July 27, 1980	Succeeded by Rica Reinisch