Alice Jones (swimmer) explained

Alice Jones is an American international swimmer who swam for the Cincinnati Marlins under Hall of Fame Coach Paul Bergen.^[1]

Jones was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Mr. and Mrs. Homer M. Jones. At the 1970 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Outdoor Swimming Championships, Jones won two gold medals, setting world records in the 100- and 200-meter butterfly.^{[2] [3]} She was named World Swimmer of the Year in 1970 by Swimming World.^[2]

The next summer, at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, from 30 July to 13 August 1971,^[4] she won a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly, with a time of 2:28.3.^[2]

On June 15, 1974, she married Robert Louis Smithers of Sarasota in Cincinnati.^[5]

Jones attended the University of Cincinnati.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.ishof.org/honorees/98/98pbergen.html Bergen's bio page
2. Bailey. Willard. Gordon. Richard L.. Olympic Contenders. July 1972. Cincinnati. Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. 5. 10. 48–49. 0746-8210.
3. Foreign Trips and a Fast Pool Push Swimmers to a Record Rout. Swimming World. Sports Publications. 11. 9. September 1970. 8–9, 11–13. 0039-7431.
4. 100 hechos deportivos (trans: 100 sports events) from El Pais (Colombia); published 2010-04-13; retrieved 2010-04-13.
5. "Weddings, Alice Jones", Cincinnati Enquirer", Cincinnati, Ohio, 30 June 1974, pg. 165.