Jump to content

Jack Horsley

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jack Horsley
Personal information
Birth nameJackson S. Horsley[1]
Full nameDr. Jackson S. Horsley, M.D.
National teamUnited States
Born (1951-09-25) September 25, 1951 (age 73)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubRed Shield Triton Swim Club
College teamIndiana University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City 200 m backstroke

Jackson S. Horsley (born September 25, 1951) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. He represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke, finishing behind East German Roland Matthes and fellow American Mitch Ivey.[2]

Horsley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and attended high school in Seattle, Washington. He enrolled in Indiana University, where he swam for coach Doc Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition.

He graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor's degree, and earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati Medical School. He completed his residency in Stockton, California, and has lived in Ellensburg, Washington since 1979. Horsley is currently the medical director of Central Washington University's student health center.[3]

Personal life

[edit]

Horsley is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[4]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News. 1998. p. 555. ISBN 1573454915.
  2. ^ "Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 200 metres backstroke". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "New Medical Director for CWU's Student Health Center". June 4, 2007. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010.
  4. ^ 2009 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2008) p. 326
[edit]