Janel Jorgensen

Personal information
Full name	Janel Simone Jorgensen
National team	United States
Born	(1971-05-18)May 18, 1971 (age 54)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	146 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Women's swimming Representingthe United States Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 4x100 m medley Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis 100 m butterfly 1987 Indianapolis 4x100 m medley

Janel Simone Jorgensen (born May 18, 1971), later known by her married nameJanel McArdle, is an American former competitionswimmer andbutterfly specialist. As a 17-year-old at the1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, she won a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in thewomen's 4×100-meter medley relay, together with her teammatesBeth Barr (backstroke),Tracey McFarlane (breaststroke), andMary Wayte(freestyle).^[1]

Jorgensen received an athletic scholarship to attendStanford University, where she swam for theStanford Cardinal swimming and diving team inNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) andPacific-10 Conference competition. In 1992–93, she was the recipient of theHonda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year.^[2][3] In 2021, she was honored to be a part of the CSCAA's 100 Greatest Collegiate Swimmers of All Time.^[4]

Jorgensen is the current COO ofSwim Across America, a national non-profit organization that has raised over $100 million for cancer research, prevention and treatment through swimming events all over the United States.^[5]

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• Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming
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