Jenny Kemp

Jennifer Jo Kemp (born May 28, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. At the 1972 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, setting a world record, and reached semifinals of the individual 100-meter freestyle event.[2]

For the Australian playwright, see Jenny Kemp (playwright).

Jenny Kemp

Kemp in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Jennifer Jo Kemp
Nickname(s)	"Jenny"
National team	United States
Born	(1955-05-28) May 28, 1955 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.[1]
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	146 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, freestyle
Club	Cincinnati Marlins
College team	University of Cincinnati
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich 4×100 m freestyle Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City 100 m backstroke

Kemp initially specialized in the backstroke before changing to freestyle in 1971. Next year she won the 100 m AAU title.[1]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of University of Cincinnati people
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jenny Kemp". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13.
2. 1972 Olympics – München, Germany – Swimming Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)