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Julia Stowers

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Julia Dilworth
Personal information
Full nameJulia Gray Stowers
National team United States
Born (1982-03-18) March 18, 1982 (age 42)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight146 lb (66 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubPilot Aquatic Club
College teamUniversity of Tennessee
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4x200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg 4×200 m freestyle

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.

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "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
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