Julia Gray Stowers (born March 18, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Stowers earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
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| Full name | Julia Gray Stowers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 18, 1982 Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pilot Aquatic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After graduating with a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Tennessee, Stowers attended the University of Memphis to pursue a J.D. degree.[citation needed] She is now a public defender.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gold medal-winning state prosecutor makes a splash in Memphis," Commercialappeal.com (August 5, 2012). Retrieved February 17, 2015. Archived February 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Julia Stowers at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Julia Stowers at Olympics.com
- Julia Stowers Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine – University of Tennessee athlete profile at Utsports.com
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