Jo Harshbarger
Jo Ann Harshbarger (born November 17, 1956) is an American former competition swimmer and world record-holder. Harshbarger competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, and was a silver medalist in the 800-meter freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. She set world records in the 800-meter freestyle in 1972 and 1974, and in the 1,500-meter freestyle in 1973.
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| Full name | Jo Ann Harshbarger | |||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||
| Born | November 17, 1956 Aurora, Illinois | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 lb (51 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||
| Club | Lake Washington Swim Club | |||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | |||||||||||||
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See also
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jo Harshbarger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
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| Preceded by Shane Gould Jennifer Turrall |
Women's 800-meter freestyle world record-holder August 6, 1972 – September 3, 1972 August 25, 1974 – March 31, 1975 |
Succeeded by Keena Rothhammer Jennifer Turrall |
| Preceded by Shane Gould |
Women's 1,500-meter freestyle world record-holder August 25, 1973 – December 9, 1973 |
Succeeded by Jennifer Turrall |
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