(1961-05-27) May 27, 1961 (age 63) Hacienda Heights, California
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight
170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport
Swimming
Strokes
Freestyle
Club
El Monte Aquatics Club
College team
University of Texas
Coach
Richard Quick, UT
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal
4x100 m freestyle
1984 Los Angeles
4x100 m freestyle
1988 Seoul
50 m freestyle
1988 Seoul
4x100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
1978 Berlin
4x100 m freestyle
1982 Guayaquil
4×100 m freestyle
1982 Guayaquil
4×100 m medley
1982 Guayaquil
100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
1975 Mexico City
4x100 m freestyle
1983 Caracas
4x100 m freestyle
1975 Mexico City
100 m freestyle
Universiade
1981 Bucharest
100 m freestyle]]
1981 Bucharest
200 m freestyle
1981 Bucharest
100 m butterfly
1981 Bucharest
4x100 m freestyle
1981 Bucharest
4x100 m medley
Jill Ann Sterkel (born May 27, 1961) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and water polo player. Sterkel won four medals in three Olympic Games spanning twelve years from 1976 through 1988. She was the women's head coach of the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team at the University of Texas at Austin from 1993 to 2006.[1]
^"Carlson, Reid, Jill Sterkel, UT Coach and Swimmer Joins Texas Sports Hall of Fame". swimswam.com. 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
Jill Ann Sterkel (born May 27, 1961) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and water polo player. Sterkel...
championship in the 50-yard freestyle by defeating the then-current champion, JillSterkel, a college junior. She attended the Westlake School for Girls (now Harvard-Westlake...
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United States 6 26.32 h JillSterkel United States Apr 10, 1980 USA Spring Nationals Austin, Texas, United States 7 25.96 JillSterkel United States Apr...
Texas in Austin, Texas, and finished her NCAA career swimming for coach JillSterkel's Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team from 1992 to 1994. As a Texas...
is a 2016 film about American swimmers Shirley Babashoff, Kim Peyton, JillSterkel, and Wendy Boglioli and winning the American women's only gold medal...
Mitchell Susan Rapp Kim Rhodenbaugh Michele Richardson Carrie Steinseifer JillSterkel Dara Torres Tori Trees Mary Wayte Amy White Sippy Woodhead Coaches Ron...
Janet Evans, Tiffany Cohen, Cynthia Woodhead, Lenny Krayzelburg, and JillSterkel. More recent swimmers include Jarett Maycott, USA swimming managing director...
Tracey McFarlane Mary T. Meagher Betsy Mitchell Trina Radke Susan Rapp JillSterkel Dara Torres Laura Walker Mary Wayte Paige Zemina Coaches Steve Bultman...
details Kristin Otto East Germany 25.49 (OR) Yang Wenyi China 25.64 JillSterkel United States 25.71 Katrin Meissner East Germany 100 m freestyle details...
States (USA) Jenna Johnson Carrie Steinseifer Dara Torres Nancy Hogshead JillSterkel* Mary Wayte* 3:43.43 Netherlands (NED) Annemarie Verstappen Desi Reijers...
picked East Germany to win the event, but Kim Peyton, Wendy Boglioli and JillSterkel teamed with Babashoff to pull off a great upset as Babashoff outlegged...
Linehan Marybeth Linzmeier Mary T. Meagher Joan Pennington Susan Rapp JillSterkel (team captain) Susie Thayer Susan Walsh Sippy Woodhead Coaches Paul Bergen...
Tracey McFarlane Mary T. Meagher Betsy Mitchell Trina Radke Susan Rapp JillSterkel Dara Torres Laura Walker Mary Wayte Paige Zemina Coaches Steve Bultman...
Tracey McFarlane Mary T. Meagher Betsy Mitchell Trina Radke Susan Rapp JillSterkel Dara Torres Laura Walker Mary Wayte Paige Zemina Coaches Steve Bultman...
Mitchell Susan Rapp Kim Rhodenbaugh Michele Richardson Carrie Steinseifer JillSterkel Dara Torres Tori Trees Mary Wayte Amy White Sippy Woodhead Coaches Ron...
Tracey McFarlane Mary T. Meagher Betsy Mitchell Trina Radke Susan Rapp JillSterkel Dara Torres Laura Walker Mary Wayte Paige Zemina Coaches Steve Bultman...
48 4 × 100 m freestyle relay details United States (USA) Kim Peyton JillSterkel Shirley Babashoff Wendy Boglioli 3:44.82 (WR) East Germany (GDR) Petra...
Linehan Marybeth Linzmeier Mary T. Meagher Joan Pennington Susan Rapp JillSterkel (team captain) Susie Thayer Susan Walsh Sippy Woodhead Coaches Paul Bergen...
Laravie Renee Magee Marcia Morey Kim Peyton Lauri Siering Miriam Smith JillSterkel Karen Thornton Tauna Vandeweghe Wendy Weinberg Donna Lee Wennerstrom...
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