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Jack Wardrop

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Personal information
Full nameJohn Caldwell Wardrop
Nickname"Jack"
Born (1932-05-26) 26 May 1932 (age 92)
Glasgow, Scotland
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMotherwell Swimming Club
College teamUniversity of Michigan
CoachMatthew Mann
U of Michigan
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Scotland
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1954 Vancouver 440 yd freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Vancouver 3×110 yd medley
Representing Michigan
NCAA
Gold medal – first place 1954 Syracuse 220 yard freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1955 Oxford 220 yard freestyle

John Caldwell "Jack" Wardrop (born 26 May 1932) is a male former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain and Scotland.

Swimming career

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While Wardrop was competing for Scotland, he won a silver and bronze medal at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. Wardrop also competed for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, and 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Swimming at Michigan

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Wardrop attended the University of Michigan, where he swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition from 1953 to 1955. He won NCAA national championships in the 220-yard freestyle in 1954 and 1955. He won the 1952 ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title,[2] and the 1950, 1952 and 1954 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle titles [3][4][5] and the 1950, 1951 and 1952 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle titles.[6][7]

Personal life

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He is the twin brother of Bert Wardrop[1] and the pair learned to swim at Motherwell Baths. They were members of the Motherwell Amateur Swimming & Water Polo Club.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Wardrop". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ ""Swimming." Times, 29 Sept. 1952, p. 9". The Times. 29 September 1952. p. 9.
  3. ^ ""Swimming." Times, 28 July 1950, p. 2". The Times. 28 July 1950. p. 2.
  4. ^ ""Swimming." Times, 27 Sept. 1952, p. 9". The Times. 27 September 1952. p. 9.
  5. ^ ""National Swimming Championships." Times, 18 Sept. 1954, p. 4". The Times. 18 September 1954. p. 4.
  6. ^ ""Swimming." Times, 29 July 1950, p. 7". The Times. 29 July 1950. p. 7.
  7. ^ ""Swimming." Times, 25 Aug. 1951, p. 2". The Times. 25 August 1951. p. 2.
  8. ^ "Motherwell's Olympian Swimmers". Culture NL Museums.
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Records
Preceded by Men's 200-metre freestyle
world record-holder (long course)

4 March 1955 – 8 March 1957
Succeeded by