Alice Jones (swimmer)
Alice Jones is an American international swimmer who swam for the Cincinnati Marlins.
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| Born | Cincinnati, United States | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||
| College team | Cincinnati Marlins | |||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1970 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Outdoor Swimming Championships, Jones won two gold medals, setting world records in the 100- and 200-meter butterfly.[1][2] The next summer, at the 1971 Pan American Games, she won a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly.[1] She was named World Swimmer of the Year in 1970 by Swimming World.[1]
Jones attended the University of Cincinnati.[2]
References
- Bailey, Willard (July 1972). Gordon, Richard L. (ed.). "Olympic Contenders". Cincinnati. Vol. 5, no. 10. Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. pp. 48–49. ISSN 0746-8210.
- "Foreign Trips and a Fast Pool Push Swimmers to a Record Rout" (PDF). Swimming World. Vol. 11, no. 9. Sports Publications. September 1970. pp. 8–9, 11–13. ISSN 0039-7431.
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