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Jo Jo
RAMEY |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
United States
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Gender | Women |
Born | 04 Apr 2005
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Fishers, IN, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Fishers Area Swimming Tigers: Fishers, IN, USA |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her older sister Charlie has competed in swimming at collegiate level in the United States of America for the University of Vermont. Her mother played volleyball and her father basketball at collegiate level for Wright State University in the United States of America. (uvmathletics.com, 01 Oct 2021; youarecurrent.com, 17 Jan 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"Growing up, I played all other sports like soccer, basketball and ran cross-country. I quit volleyball in eighth grade. I lasted the longest with that. I thought swimming would work out better. I was more into it." |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (indystar.com, 20 Jun 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Joe Keller [club] |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Never stop reaching your goals, just work hard. You do have to sacrifice a lot but you also have to know what you want. You've got to be an athlete 24/7. Watch what you do outside the pool and make sure it aligns with your goals. There are plenty of people who are naysayers, but don't listen to them. Don't be afraid to dream big." (usaswimming.org, 29 Oct 2021) |
Other information |
COLLEGE COMMITMENT In November 2021 she made a verbal commitment to attend the University of Florida from the 2023/24 academic year. "I am beyond excited to announce that I will be continuing my athletic and academic career at the University of Florida. I am so thankful for my family, friends, and coaches at FAST [Fishers Area Swimming Tigers] for guiding me along the way. Also, thank you to all of the UF coaches for giving me this amazing opportunity." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 01 Nov 2021)
FOCUS ON IMPROVEMENT In early 2021 she said she wanted to work on improving in the early stages of her races. "I need to work a lot on my front half because my back half is pretty good. My front half, I just can't seem to get out as fast, so I've been working a lot on the 100m [backstroke]. With that speed in the 100m, it can help me take out the 200m faster." (youarecurrent.com, 17 Jan 2021) |
World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
6 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
200m Backstroke |
2:03.13 |
33 |
2021 |
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Overall Ranking |
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7 |
2021 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Backstroke |
58.71 |
2 |
2021 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Backstroke |
2:04.41 |
7 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Backstroke |
59.17 |
4 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Backstroke |
2:05.80 |
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