Jo Harshbarger
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| Full name | Jo Ann Harshbarger | ||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||
| Born |
November 17, 1956 Aurora, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 lb (51 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
| Club | Lake Washington Swim Club | ||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jo Ann Harshbarger Carson (born November 17, 1956) is an American former competition swimmer and world record-holder. Harshbarger competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, and was a silver medalist in the 800-meter freestyle at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. She set world records in the 800-meter freestyle in 1972 and 1974, and in the 1,500-meter freestyle in 1973.
See also
- List of Stanford University people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 800 metres freestyle
- World record progression 1500 metres freestyle
References
- Jo Harshbarger – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by Shane Gould Jennifer Turrall |
Women's 800-meter freestyle world record-holder August 6, 1972 – September 3, 1972 August 25, 1974 – March 31, 1975 |
Succeeded by Keena Rothhammer Jennifer Turrall |
| Preceded by Shane Gould |
Women's 1,500-meter freestyle world record-holder August 25, 1973 – December 9, 1973 |
Succeeded by Jennifer Turrall |
