Jane Swagerty

{{short description|American swimmer}}

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| name = Jane Swagerty

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| fullname = Jane Ellen Swagerty

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| national_team = United States

| strokes = Backstroke

| club = Santa Clara Swim Club

| collegeteam = University of the Pacific

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|7|30|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Oakdale, California

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| height = {{convert|5|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|143|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | the United States}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze | 1968 Mexico City | 100 m backstroke}}

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Jane Ellen Swagerty (born July 30, 1951), later known by her married name Jane Hill, is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. Swagerty represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sw/jane-swagerty-1.html Jane Swagerty] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718065117/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sw/jane-swagerty-1.html |date=2012-07-18 }}. Retrieved September 8, 2015. She received a bronze medal for her third-place performance in the women's 100-meter backstroke (1:08.1), finishing behind fellow American Kaye Hall (1:06.2) and Canadian Elaine Tanner (1:06.7).Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/SWI/womens-100-metres-backstroke-final.html Women's 100 metres Backstroke Final] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126031537/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/SWI/womens-100-metres-backstroke-final.html |date=2015-01-26 }}. Retrieved September 8, 2015. She also swam the backstroke leg in the preliminary heats of the women's 100-meter medley relay for the gold medal-winning U.S. team, but did not receive a medal under the 1968 international swimming rules because she did not swim in the event final.