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Jerry Heidenreich

1950 - 2002

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Jerome Alan Heidenreich (February 4, 1950 – April 18, 2002) was an American competition swimmer for Southern Methodist University, a 1972 Munich Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder. He set six world records during his swimming career, all as a relay team member. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Jerry Heidenreich is the 209th most popular swimmer (down from 195th in 2024), the 12,632nd most popular biography from United States (up from 12,763rd in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Jerry Heidenreich ranks 209 out of 709. Before him are Matt Vogel, Kaye Hall, Ulrike Tauber, Melissa Belote, Jon Henricks, and Ian O'Brien. After him are Kevin Berry, Jane Barkman, Jörg Woithe, Leo Goodwin, Kiki Caron, and Keena Rothhammer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Jerry Heidenreich ranks 660. Before him are Laura Kelly, Alex Chilton, Gary Hug, Anthony Grafton, Laura Restrepo, and Lobilo Boba. After him are Jim Wynorski, João W. Nery, Jon Hall, Shamil Khisamutdinov, Wilfried, and Maria Ewing. Among people deceased in 2002, Jerry Heidenreich ranks 336. Before him are Dave Williams, Walter Lord, Ted Demme, Harry Hay, Tom Dowd, and Pauline Chan Bo-Lin. After him are Jam Master Jay, Nasir Hussain, Rusty Wailes, Shirley Scott, Audrey Mestre, and Kaifi Azmi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Heidenreich ranks 12,636 out of 20,380. Before him are Raúl Grijalva (1948), Judith Curry (1953), Fitzhugh Lee (1835), Ari Aster (1986), Ellen Meiksins Wood (1942), and Jason Winston George (1972). After him are Holland Roden (1986), Jamie Lynn Spears (1991), Tom Daschle (1947), Virginia Giuffre (1983), Mike Will Made It (1989), and Peter Ryan (1940).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Jerry Heidenreich ranks 89. Before him are Missy Franklin (1995), Allison Schmitt (1990), Dana Vollmer (1987), Matt Vogel (1957), Kaye Hall (1951), and Melissa Belote (1956). After him are Jane Barkman (1951), Leo Goodwin (1883), Keena Rothhammer (1957), Stephen Rerych (1946), Shirley Babashoff (1957), and Shelley Mann (1937).

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