Jan Margo Henne (born August 11, 1947), also known by her married name Jan Hawkins, is an American 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 ...

, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. At the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

in Mexico City, she received four medals including two golds. Henne won a gold medal by swimming the anchor leg for the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay. She and her relay teammates Jane Barkman, Linda Gustavson and Susan Pedersen set a new Olympic record of 4:02.5 in the event final. She also swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter medley relay, but, under the international swimming rules in effect in 1960, did not receive a medal because she did not participate in the event final. Individually, Henne won a gold medal for her first-place finish in the women's 100-meter freestyle. She also received a silver medal for her runner-up finish in the 200-meter freestyle, and a bronze for her third-place performance in the 200-meter individual medley. After the 1968 Olympics, Henne attended

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, where she swam for the

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swimming and diving team in

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(AIAW) competition from 1968 to 1972 under Head Women's Coach Mona Plummer. Henne was a member of the Sun Devils' AIAW national championship teams in 1969, 1970 and 1971, and won individual AIAW national championships in the 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard freestyle and 4x100-yard freestyle relay in 1970. She was inducted into Arizona State University's sports hall of fame in 1976. Henne was inducted into the

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as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1979.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henne, Jan 1947 births Living people American female freestyle swimmers American female medley swimmers Arizona State Sun Devils women's swimmers World record setters in swimming Sportspeople from Oakland, California Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming 20th-century American sportswomen

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