William Roy Mettler, Jr. (born October 15, 1946) is an American former competition
swimmer
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and former world record-holder.
Mettler represented the United States at the
1964 Summer Olympics
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in Tokyo.
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Bill Mettler
Retrieved October 25, 2012. He swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the qualifying heats of the
men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
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United States Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games
Retrieved October 25, 2012. Mettler did not receive a medal; he was ineligible under the 1964 swimming rules because he did not swim in the event final.
Mettler attended Yale University
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, where he swam for coach Phil Moriarty's Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving
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team in National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) and Ivy League
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competition from 1962 to 1964.
See also
* List of Yale University people
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Alumni
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* World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
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References
External links
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1946 births
Living people
American male freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers for the United States
Sportspeople from Springfield, Ohio
Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Yale Bulldogs men's swimmers
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