Dana Jayne Shrader (born July 10, 1956) is an American Olympian 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 ...

. Shrader represented the United States as a 16-year-old at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

in Munich, Germany. She swam the butterfly leg for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, but was ineligible to receive a medal under the 1972 rules because she did not swim in the event final. Individually, she also competed in the women's 100-meter butterfly and finished fifth in the final with a time of 1:03.98. All 5 top finishers broke the world and Olympic record.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
Dana Shrader
Retrieved October 20, 2012.

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1956 births Living people American female butterfly swimmers Arizona Wildcats women's swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United States Sportspeople from Lynwood, California Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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