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Full name | Jane Ellen Swagerty | |||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||
Born | Oakdale, California | July 30, 1951|||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||
Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | |||||||||||||
College team | University of the Pacific | |||||||||||||
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