Jill Savery - Hall Of Fame Synchronized (Artistic) Swimmer

Jill Savery (USA)
2008 SYNCHRONIZED (ARTISTIC) SWIMMER
BirthplaceFort Lauderdale, Florida Current City
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// CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • Spent 10 years on the U.S. National Team, also serving as team captain.
  • Earned gold at the 1996 Olympic Games, winning the first-ever gold medal in the team event in Olympic history. 
  • Was a two-time World Championship gold medallist and won three gold medals at the FINA World Cup.
  • Collected 10 medals at the U.S. National Championships from 1991-1995, including two golds.
  • Competed collegiately for Cal and was the individual high point NCAA champion in 1994 after sweeping the solo, duet, and trio events.
  • Served on the USOC Athletes Advisory Board and was the Athletes Liaison for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games.
// RECORDS
    • Earned gold at the 1996 Olympic Games, which marked synchronized swimming’s first-ever gold medal event in Olympic history.
    • Was the only U.S. synchronized swimmer to ever compete in all of the international team events.

    // MEDALS & AWARDS
    • 1996 Olympic Games: Gold (team)
    • 1991 World Championships: Gold (team)
    • 1994 World Championships: Gold (team)
    • 1991 FINA World Cup: Gold (team)
    • 1993 FINA World Cup: Gold (team)
    • 1995 FINA World Cup: Gold (team)
    • 1991 Pan Pacific Championships: Gold (team)
    • 1995 Pan American Games: Gold (team)
    • 1991 Rome Open: Gold (team)
    • 1992 Swiss Open: Gold (team)
    • 1993 Swiss Open: Gold (team)
    • 1994 French Open: Gold (team)
    • 1993 China Open: Silver (solo)
    • 1991 U.S. National Championships: Gold (team), Bronze (duet)
    • 1992 U.S. National Championships: Gold (team), Bronze (duet)
    • 1993 U.S. National Championships: Silver (team), Bronze (solo)
    • 1994 U.S. National Championships: Silver (team), Bronze (duet, solo)
    • 1995 U.S. National Championships: Silver (team)
    • 1990 American Junior Cup: Gold (solo)
    • 1994 NCAA National Championships: Gold (solo, duet, trio)
    // BIO

    Jill Savery grew up in Concord, California, as an all-around athlete in gymnastics, swimming, diving, baseball and ballet. But, by the age of 10, she decided where to put her energy: synchronized swimming.

    Hall of Fame Coach Gail Emery become her mentor, and by the time she was 16, she was the Junior World Team Champion and the soon-to-follow American Cup Four – solo, duet and team champion.

    As her skills became more refined, her successes became more impressive. Between 1991 and 1995, she won gold medals in the team event at every major international competition – the Rome Open, the Swiss Open, the French Open, the Pan Pacific Games and the World Cup Competitions.

    Savery’s career highlight came at the 1996 Atlanta Games when she won synchronized swimming’s first-ever gold medal in the team event in Olympic history. Her 10 years on the U.S. National team, many as team captain, helped to elevate the U.S. synchronized swimming dominance in the team event during that era.

    She became a two-time World Championship gold medalist, an eight-time world champion and the only U.S. swimmer to compete in all of the international team events.

    Savery was an individual high point champion at the NCAA National Championships for the University of California – Berkeley. She served on the USOC Athletes Advisory Board and was the Athletes Liaison at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games.