Joan Pennington (born c. 1960)[1] is an American former competition swimmer who won one silver and two gold medals at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships.

Pennington attended the University of Texas, and swam for the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team in Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.

During her college swimming career she won eight AIAW and NCAA championships and received 28 All-American honors.

[3] She was the recipient of the Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of 1978–79.

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