Jerry Heidenreich

Jerry Heidenreich

Personal information
Full name	Jerome Alan Heidenreich
Nickname(s)	"Jerry"
National team	United States
Born	February 4, 1950 Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died	April 18, 2002 (aged 52) Paris, Texas
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
College team	Southern Methodist University
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for the United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich 4×100 m medley 1972 Munich 4×100 m freestyle 1972 Munich 100 m freestyle 1972 Munich 100 m butterfly Pan American Games 1971 Cali 4×100 m freestyle 1971 Cali 4×200 m freestyle 1971 Cali 4×100 m medley 1971 Cali 100 m butterfly Universiade 1970 Turin 100 m butterfly

Jerome Alan Heidenreich (February 4, 1950 – April 18, 2002) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, where he received gold medals in the 4×100-meter medley relay, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay.^[1] He received a silver medal in 100-meter freestyle, and a bronze medal in 100-meter butterfly.

He set six world records during his swimming career, all as a relay team member.

Heidenreich was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1992.^[2]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Southern Methodist University people
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

1. "1972 Olympics – München, Germany – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)
2. International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Jerry Heidenreich (USA). Retrieved March 18, 2015.

External links

• Jerry Heidenreich – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
• Jerry Heidenreich (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame