William Yorzyk
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| Full name | William Albert Yorzyk, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Bill" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States |
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| Born | May 29, 1933 Northampton, Massachusetts |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | New Haven Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Springfield College | |||||||||||||||||||||
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William Albert Yorzyk, Jr. (born May 29, 1933) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
Yorzyk represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.[1] He was the first swimmer to win the gold medal in the new men's 200-meter butterfly event, finishing with a time of 2:19.3 in the final.[1][2]
Yorzyk continued to swim competitively while he attended medical school at the University of Toronto. He won the U.S. AAU indoor championship in the 220-yard butterfly in 1958. He was awarded the university's Bickle Prize as its outstanding student-athlete in 1958 and 1959.[3]
Yorzyk was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1971.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Bill Yorzyk. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games, Men's 200 metres Butterfly Final. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, William Yorzyk (USA). Retrieved April 5, 2015.
External links
- Bill Yorzyk – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- William Yorzyk (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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