Kendis Marion Moore (born November 23, 1948), also known by her married name Kendis Drake, is an American former competition swimmer, Pan American Games medalist, and former world record-holder. At the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, Moore received the silver medal for her second-place performance in the 200-meter backstroke.HickokSports.com, Sports History
Pan American Games Women's Swimming Medalists
. Retrieved October 22, 2012. She finished behind Canadian star

Elaine Tanner Elaine Tanner-Watt, (born February 22, 1951) is a Canadian former competition swimmer. Olympic medallist, and former world record-holder in two events. Career Nicknamed "Mighty Mouse" partly because of her small stature (standing barely five fe ...

and ahead of American teammate Cathy Ferguson. Moore represented the United States at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

in Mexico City.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
Kendis Moore
Retrieved October 21, 2012. She competed in the women's 100-meter backstroke, finishing in fourth place overall in the event final with a time of 1:08.3.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games
Women's 100 metres Backstroke Final
Retrieved October 21, 2012. Moore broke two world records during her swimming career. She set a new world record in the 200-meter butterfly of 2:26.3 on August 15, 1965; it was broken six days later by

Ada Kok Aagje ("Ada") Kok (born 6 June 1947, in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a former Dutch swimmer who ranked among the world's best in the butterfly stroke category during the 1960s. Her international career started in 1962 when, at the age of fifteen ...

of the Netherlands. She was also a member of a U.S. relay team that set a new world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay at the 1967 Pan American Games. The medley relay record survived for thirteen months until it was broken by another team of Americans in 1968.

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