Dr. Jane Katz is an educator, author, and world-class competitive and long distance swimmer. She is a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, in the Department of Physical Education and Athletics, teaching fitness and swimming to New York City police and firefighters. The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York in midtown Manhattan New York City and is the only liberal arts college The City University of New York (CUNY Acronym ˈkjuːni is the public University system of New York City. The New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department City of New York ( FDNY) has the responsibility for protecting the citizens and property of New York City Dr. Katz currently resides in New York City. The City of New York
As a member of the 1964 United States Synchronized Swimming Performance Team in Tokyo, Dr. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Katz helped pioneer the acceptance of synchronized swimming as an Olympic event. At the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney, Australia in 2000, Dr. Katz was awarded the Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur Certificate of Merit to honor her lifetime of "dedication and contribution to the development" of the sport of swimming.
Dr. Katz earned a Masters degree in Therapeutic Recreation for Aging and a Doctor of Education degree in Gerontology from Columbia University. Gerontology (from Greek γερο gero, "old age" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League.
After being injured in a 1979 car accident, Dr. Katz devised her own aquatic program to speed her rehabilitation. From this experience she began creating a series of instructional books and videos. Among them is the DVD, “Swim Basics – Aquatics for Lifetime Fitness” (2005), and the books, “Your Water Workout: No-Impact Aerobics and Strength Training From Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi and More” (Broadway Books, 2003) and “Swimming For Total Fitness,” co-authored by Nancy P. Bruning (Broadway Books, 1993).
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