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Full name | Kendis Marion Moore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Culver City, California | November 23, 1948||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Arizona Desert Rats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Arizona State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kendis Marion Moore (born November 23, 1948), also known by her married name Kendis Drake, is an American former competition swimmer, Pan American Games medalist, and former world record-holder.
At the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, Moore received the silver medal for her second-place performance in the 200-meter backstroke.[1] She finished behind Canadian star Elaine Tanner and ahead of American teammate Cathy Ferguson.[1]
Moore represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[2] She competed in the women's 100-meter backstroke, finishing in fourth place overall in the event final with a time of 1:08.3.[2][3]
Moore broke two world records during her swimming career. She set a new world record in the 200-meter butterfly of 2:26.3 on August 15, 1965; it was broken six days later by Ada Kok of the Netherlands. She was also a member of a U.S. relay team that set a new world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay at the 1967 Pan American Games. The medley relay record survived for thirteen months until it was broken by another team of Americans in 1968.
See also
[edit]- List of Arizona State University alumni
- World record progression 200 metres butterfly
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
[edit]- ^ a b HickokSports.com, Sports History, Pan American Games Women's Swimming Medalists Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Kendis Moore. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Backstroke Final. Retrieved October 21, 2012.