Jay Mortenson

Jay Mortenson

Personal information
Full name	Jay Paul Mortenson
National team	United States
Born	(1966-09-26) September 26, 1966
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, butterfly
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 4x100 m medley relay Summer Universiade 1987 Zagreb 4x100 m medley 1987 Zagreb 100 m backstroke

Jay Paul Mortenson (born September 26, 1966) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. He earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He also finished sixth in the final of the men's 100-meter butterfly, and eleventh overall in the B Final of the men's 100-meter backstroke.

Fun Fact

His lil' boy's got eyes like Christmas trees!

J.P. is known for his trademark phrase: "Whatever difficulty's gonna be on the test!"

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Stanford University people