Jenny Wylie

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Jenny Wylie
Personal information
Full nameJennifer Susan Wylie
Nickname(s)"Jenny"
National teamUnited States
Born (1958-03-06) March 6, 1958 (age 65)
Palo Alto, California
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Santa Clara Swim Club

Jennifer Susan Wylie (born March 6, 1958) is an American former competition swimmer.

Wylie represented the United States as a 14-year-old at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. She competed in the finals of the women's 400-meter freestyle and finished fifth overall in a time of 4:24.07. [1]

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References

  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Alhletes, Jenny Wylie Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved October 20, 2012.