Janis Lynn Hape (March 10, 1958 – March 7, 2021), also known by her married name Janis Dowd, was an American competition
swimmer
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.
Hape represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the
1976 Summer Olympics
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in Montreal, Quebec.
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Janis Hape
. Retrieved October 27, 2012. She competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 200-meter breaststroke, and recorded a best time of 2:45.57.
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Hape attended the ]University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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, and swam for the North Carolina Tar Heels
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swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) competition from 1977 to 1980. She died from heart failure on March 7, 2021, at the age of 62.
See also
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* List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Olympians
The following student-athletes, coaching staff, or alumni of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have represented their country in the Olympic Games as athletes, coaching staff, press officers, or administrators.
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1958 births
2021 deaths
American female breaststroke swimmers
North Carolina Tar Heels women's swimmers
Olympic swimmers of the United States
Sportspeople from Gary, Indiana
Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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