Jamie was born in Seattle, Washington and moved to Gainesville, FL at two years of age. She grew up in Gainesville attending First Presbyterian Preschool, Martha Manson Academy, Wiles Elementary school, Fort Clarke Middle School, and Eastside High School. She attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville during her junior and senior year and  graduated in 1995.

It was at Martha Manson Academy that Jamie met two of her bridesmaids Zabel Thurdekoos and Carrie Boyles.  Jamie began swimming year round at age 7 but also played tennis, participated in gymnastics and diving and took piano and violin lessons. Jamie swam competitively through both her high school and college years.  She was awarded a full scholarship to the University of Southern California and attended school there for her first three years of college, where, as a freshman, the USC women's swim team won the NCAA Swimming Championship. After spending three years in south central LA, she came back to Florida and finished a Bachelors in Business Administration degree and swam for the University of Florida Gators.  During this time she met her maid of honor Sharon Rzadkowolski-Raoli, who swam with her at UF in the distance lane.  After graduation, Jamie returned to the University of Florida for a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.  Jamie has now been working as a nurse for over 4 years, and currently works at Tampa General Hospital.

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(from her father)