Jed Graef Explained

Jed Graef
Fullname:	Jed Richard Graef
National Team:	United States
Strokes:	Backstroke
Club:	North Jersey Swim Association
Collegeteam:	Princeton University
Birth Date:	May 1, 1942
Birth Place:	Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.^[1]
Height:	6feet
Weight:	201lb

Jed Richard Graef (born May 1, 1942) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Graef grew up in Verona, New Jersey and learned the backstroke while competing with the Montclair YMCA swim team.^[2] He attended Princeton University, where he was captain of the Princeton Tigers swim team in 1964.^[3] Graef won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter backstroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[4]

Graef defended a PhD in psychology and is considered as a prominent authority in sports psychology.^[1] He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1988.^[5]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Princeton University people
• List of Princeton University Olympians
• World record progression 200 metres backstroke

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165519/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/jed-graef-1.html . Jed Graef . 2020-04-17 . dead.
2. Jonathan Leitch, " No. 13: Jed Graef '64," The Daily Princetonian (November 27, 2006). Retrieved December 23, 2014. "Born and raised in nearby Verona, N.J., Graef spent his childhood summers in the waters of Lake Mohawk and joined the Montclair YMCA swim team at age 10."
3. Book: Bric-a-Brac (Princeton University). 1964. 164.
4. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=16&sp=SWI "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Swimming"
5. Web site: Jed Graef (USA) . ISHOF.org . . March 17, 2015 . April 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094806/http://www.ishof.org/jed-graef-(usa).html . dead .