Jennifer Beth Thompson (born February 26, 1973) is an American former competition swimmer and anesthesiologist. She is one of the most decorated Olympians in history: twelve medals, including eight gold medals, in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics. Thompson, a Massachusetts native who calls Dover, New Hampshire her hometown, began swimming at age 7 at a summer country club called Cedardale in Groveland, Massachusetts. During the indoor season, she swam at the Danvers YMCA from ages 8 to 10, and then at the Andover-North Andover YMCA from the ages of 10 to 12. At age 12 she began swimming for Seacoast Swimming Association under coaches Amy and Mike Parratto, and moved to Dover at age 13. She first appeared on the international scene as a 14-year-old in 1987, when she won the 50-meter freestyle and placed third in the 100-meter freestyle at the Pan American Games. She won her first world championship in 1991, as part of the USA's winning 4×100-meter freestyle rel
Jennifer Beth Thompson (nacida el 26 de febrero de 1973) es una ex nadadora de competición y anestesióloga estadounidense. Ella es una de las atletas olímpicas más decoradas de la historia: doce medallas, incluyendo ocho medallas de oro, en los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, 1996, 2000 y 2004. Thompson, una nativa de Massachusetts que llama a Dover, Nueva Hampshire su ciudad natal, comenzó a nadar a los 7 años en un club de verano llamado Cedardale en Groveland, Massachusetts. Durante la temporada interior, nadó en el Danvers YMCA de 8 a 10 años y luego en el Andover-Northover Andover YMCA de 10 a 12 años. A los 12 años comenzó a nadar para la Seacoast Swimming Association bajo los entrenadores Amy y Mike Parratto, y se mudó a Dover a los 13.