Jennifer Chandler won the Gold Medal in the 1976 Montreal Olympics at age 17 in the sport of diving.  She later attended Ohio State University on diving scholarship but had a back injury. She recuperated, then competed in the 1978 World Championships and qualified for the U.S.-boycotted 1980 Olympics. Jennifer retired from diving in 1980.

Jennifer has served in a number of roles promoting sport within Birmingham and Alabama:

• 1993-96 Executive Position with the Birmingham Olympic Soccer organization, which hosted 11 soccer matchers as part of the 1996 Olympic Games
• 2003-2012 worked at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame as director of its outreach programs
• 2011-2021 was the development and special events coordinator for the Lakeshore Foundation, an athletic training and rehabilitation company in Birmingham.

In 1985 Jennifer was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and in 1987 she was inducted into the International Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame.

Jennifer currently works Vulcan Park and Museum as Director of Development.