Jane Cadwell

{{short description|American swimmer}}

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| caption = Cadwell at 22 posing at her wedding in Detroit, January 1938

| fullname = Jane Cadwell

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| strokes = Breaststroke

| club = Detroit Yacht Club

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| spouse = Thomas Lyman Lott

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1915|2|16|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|4|29|1915|2|16|mf=y}}

| death_place = Algonac, Michigan

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Marjorie Jane Cadwell (February 16, 1915 – April 29, 2000), also known by her married name Jane Lott, was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, in the 200-meter breaststroke.

Cadwell was born on February 16, 1915 to Ruel T. and Florence Cadwell in greater Detroit, Michigan."Club Feather Parties on Week's Program", Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, 20 November 1933, pg. 8"Death Notices, Cadwell, Florence, mother of Jane Lott Cadwell", Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, 18 March 1978, pg. 37

On August 4, 1928, she won the 55-yard breaststroke in 58 seconds at the Metropolitan Detroit Swimming Championships."Jane Cadwell Wins Women's Swim Title", Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, 5 August 1928, pg. 19 At 13, swimming for the Detroit Yacht Club, Cadwell was an AAU champion in the 100-meter breaststroke, and held records in the event in both indoor and outdoor competitions."Girls' Big International Swim Meet", The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 21 November 1928, pg. 15 At 14, on July 30, 1929, Cadwell won the 100-meter breaststroke event at the National Junior AAU Aquatic Championships in a time of 1:38, making her a young national champion."Pair of Titles to Detroiters", Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, 31 July 1929, pg. 15

While swimming for Northwestern School, Caldwell won the 25-yard breaststroke competition at the Chicago City Swimming Meet in late February, 1929, leading Northwestern's team to a second place finish with a record breaking time of 17 seconds against Highland Park High School."Highland Park Girls Repeat", Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, 1 March 1929, pg. 18 In 1930 city-wide competition, Jane set new backstroke record of 50-yard backstroke of 39 seconds, and a new 25-yard backstroke record of 16.4 seconds."Five Highland Park High Girls Hold Tank Marks", Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, 31 December 1931, pg. 12 In 1932 while competing in her first major national competition, she won the 100-yard breaststroke in the AAU National Indoor Championships, and later broke the world record in the 50-yard breaststroke.{{cite web|url=https://camelathletics.com/honors/connecticut-college-athletic-hall-of-fame/jane-cadwell-lott/110|title=Connecticut College Athletic Hall of Fame|website=camelathletics.com}}