Jan Henne
Jan Margo Henne, also known by her married name Jan Hawkins, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, she received four medals including two golds. Henne won a gold medal by swimming the anchor leg for the winning U.S. team in the Swimming at the [1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay]. She and her relay teammates Jane Barkman, Linda Gustavson and Susan Pedersen set a new Olympic record of 4:02.5 in the event final. She also swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the Swimming at the 1968 [Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100-meter medley relay], but, under the international swimming rules in effect in 1960, did not receive a medal because she did not participate in the event final.
Individually, Henne won a gold medal for her first-place finish in the women's 100-meter freestyle. She also received a silver medal for her runner-up finish in the Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's [200 metre freestyle|200-meter freestyle], and a bronze for her third-place performance in the 200-meter individual medley.
After the 1968 Olympics, Henne attended Arizona State University, where she swam for the Arizona State Sun Devils swimming and diving team in Association for [Intercollegiate Athletics for Women] competition from 1968 to 1972 under Head Women's Coach Mona Plummer. Henne was a member of the Sun Devils' AIAW national championship teams in 1969, 1970 and 1971, and won individual AIAW national championships in the 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard freestyle and 4x100-yard freestyle relay in 1970. She was inducted into Arizona State University's sports hall of fame in 1976.
Henne was inducted into the International [Swimming Hall of Fame] as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1979.