Austin Rhone Clapp (November 8, 1910 – December 22, 1971) was an American competition

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player who represented the United States at the

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and

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.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
Austin Clapp
. Retrieved March 24, 2013. Clapp grew up on the small island of Nauru, one of three sons of parents who served as medical personnel for the British phosphate mining operations on the island. At the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Clapp won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, together with

Walter Laufer Walter Laufer (July 5, 1906 – July 16, 1984) was an American swimming (sport), swimmer who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He won a gold medal in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay and a silver in the 100 meter backstroke. He ...

George Kojac George Harold Kojac (March 2, 1910 – May 28, 1996) was an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. Kojac represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.Sport ...

and Johnny Weissmuller. The Americans set a new world record of 9:36.2 in the relay event. Individually, he placed fifth overall in the men's 400-meter freestyle and also competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle. He attended

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, where he was a member of the

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swimming and water polo teams in

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(NCAA) competition. As a college swimmer, Clapp won two NCAA national championships: the 1931 title in the 220-yard freestyle (2:18.0), and 1932 title in the 1,500-meter freestyle (20:02.2). After completing his undergraduate degree at Stanford, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley's law school. At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, California, he was a member of the third-place U.S.

team that received the bronze medal. In 1976, he was inducted into the

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