Jill C. Horstead (born May 1, 1967) is a former competitive

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who represented Canada in international events during the 1980s.

Competitive career

As a 16-year-old at the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games, officially known as the IX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Caracas 1983, were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to inclu ...

in Caracas, Venezuela, she placed fourth in the 200-metre butterfly with a time of 2:17.13, finishing behind Mary T. Meagher,

Tracy Caulkins Tracy Anne Stockwell, OAM, (born January 11, 1963), née Tracy Anne Caulkins, is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time world champion, and former world record-holder in three events. Caulkins was ...

and

Marie Moore Marie Moore (born May 1, 1967) is a former international butterfly swimmer from Canada. Moore competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 13th position in the women's 200-metre butterfly. A year earlier, she h ...

. She won a bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly at the

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in Tokyo (time: 2:13.46), and another bronze in the 200-metre butterfly at the

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in Edinburgh (time: 2:14.53). Horstead competed in the

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in Los Angeles, where she advanced to the B Final of the women's 200-metre butterfly, clocking a time of 2:13.49 and finishing first in the B Final consolation heat (ninth overall). Horstead later attended the

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in Gainesville, Florida, and swam for coach

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team in

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(NCAA) and

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(SEC) competition from 1987 to 1990.
Florida Swimming & Diving 2014–15 Media Supplement
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 79, 83, 84, 89, 98 (2014). Retrieved May 16, 2015. During her college swimming career, she earned

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honors in the 200-yard butterfly and the 400-yard medley relay. She graduated from the University of Florida with bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting in 1990 and 1991, respectively.''University of Florida Alumni Directory'', University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2000).

Personal life

Horstead and her husband Greg McIntosh have two daughters,

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(born January 5, 2005) and

Summer McIntosh Summer Ann McIntosh (born August 18, 2006) is a Canadian competitive swimmer. She is a three-time Olympic champion, four-time World Aquatics champion, and two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist. Noted for her strength in medley and butterf ...

(born August 18, 2006), both successful athletes in their own right. Brooke, a

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, competed at the

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and won the bronze medal at the

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. Summer followed in her mother's footsteps as a swimmer, competing at the

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and

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, at the latter winning three gold medals, including in her mother's favoured discipline, the 200 m butterfly.

References

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Competitive career

Personal life

See also

References