fullname weight height birth_date article_title strokes name collegeteam
janel simone jorgensen 146 lb kg on 5 ft 10 in m on 18 may 1971 janel jorgensen
 butterfly janel jorgensen stanford university
janel jorgensen

janel simone jorgensen -lrb- born may 18 , 1971 -rrb- , later known by her married name janel mcardle , is an american former competition swimmer and butterfly specialist .
as a 17-year-old at the 1988 summer olympics in seoul , south korea , she won a silver medal as a member of the second-place u.s. team in the women 's 4x100-meter medley relay , together with her teammates beth barr -lrb- backstroke -rrb- , tracey mcfarlane -lrb- breaststroke -rrb- , and mary wayte -lrb- freestyle -rrb- .
jorgensen received an athletic scholarship to attend stanford university , where she swam for the stanford cardinal swimming and diving team in national collegiate athletic association -lrb- ncaa -rrb- and pacific-10 conference competition .
in 1992 -- 93 , she was the recipient of the honda sports award for swimming and diving , recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year .
jorgensen is the current president of swim across america , a national non-profit organization that has raised over $ 30 million for cancer research , prevention and treatment through swimming events all over the united states .
