Jenna Leigh Johnson (born September 11, 1967) is an American former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and Olympic gold medalist. As a 16-year-old, Johnson represented the United States at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

in Los Angeles, California. She won three medals: a gold medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay, and a silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly. She attended and swam for Ursuline High School in Santa Rosa her freshman and sophomore years. She swam for the Santa Rosa Neptunes Swim Club in Santa Rosa from age 12-15. She is an alumna of Whittier Christian High School, where in 1984 she set the national record of 53.95 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly and the D1 record of 23.07 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle. While living in Southern California, she trained at the

Industry Hills Aquatic Club The Industry Hills Aquatic Club (IHAC) was a prominent USA Swimming club located in the City of Industry, California, from 1979 until August 2005. For almost three decades, the Club was a successful training ground for a considerable number of ...

in the City of Industry, California. She received an athletic scholarship to attend

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, where she swam for the

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swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and

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competition. As a 19-year-old, she received the

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for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year in 1985–86, was a runner-up for the award the following year and won again in 1988–89. Johnson made Rivals.com's list for the "Top 100 Female Athletes In State History."Top 100 Female Athletes In State History
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Jenna 1967 births Living people American female butterfly swimmers American female freestyle swimmers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Sportspeople from Santa Rosa, California Stanford Cardinal women's swimmers Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade gold medalists for the United States Universiade silver medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade

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