Julia Stowers
Julia Gray Stowers (born March 18, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Stowers earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
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Full name | Julia Gray Stowers | |||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Knoxville, Tennessee | March 18, 1982|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | Pilot Aquatic Club | |||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Tennessee | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After graduating with a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Tennessee, Stowers attended the University of Memphis to pursue a law degree. She is now a public defender.[1]
References
- "Gold medal-winning state prosecutor makes a splash in Memphis," Commercialappeal.com (August 5, 2012). Retrieved February 17, 2015.
External links
- Julia Stowers at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Julia Stowers at the International Olympic Committee
- Julia Stowers – University of Tennessee athlete profile at Utsports.com
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