Lisa Rae Jacobis a former American swimmer won two gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 in Atlanta.

Swimming career

Jacob won three gold medals in the 200-metre freestyle, the 4x100-meter relay, and the 4x200m relay at the 1991 Pan American Games

1991 Pan American Games

The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were a total number of 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events held in 32 different sports...

. Later, she swam collegically at Stanford University

Stanford University

The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

, where she won three Pac-10 Conference championships and two NCAA championships in the 1995-1996 season. The highlight of her career was at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where as a member of the United States team she won gold medals in both the 4x100 freestyle relay

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay

The final of the Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay event for the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday July 22, 1996.-Medalists:-Final:-Non-Qualifiers:-See also:*1997 Women's World Championships 4x100m Freestyle...

, and the 4x200 freestyle relay

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay

The final of the Women's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay event for the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday July 25, 1996...

.