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20/06/2002: Jenny Thompson to Make Comeback
JENNY Thompson, the most decorated female athlete in US Olympic history, is on the comeback trail. She has entered the Quebec Cup, to be held in Montreal, July 5-7.
Swiminfo Lane 9 News Archive: Jenny Thompson to Make Comeback
Thompson, 29, a Stanford graduate who just completed her first year of Medical School at Columbia University in New York, told SwimInfo that she is swimming this summer, training under Mike Parratto, head coach of the Seacoast Swim Club in Dover, New Hampshire in the same pool where she began her career as a youngster
Lindsay Benko, co-captain of the US women's swim team, said: "Jenny has accomplished so much, there's nothing for her to prove. She's already established herself as one of the greatest swimmers of all time. We would love to have her back, but still, it's her personal decision."