Charles Greene Bittick Jr. (November 2, 1939 – April 28, 2005) was an American

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player and swimmer. He was a member of the American water polo team that finished seventh at the 1960 Olympics. He played five matches and scored three goals. He won three silver medals, two in the 100 m backstroke and one in water polo, at the Pan American Games in 1959–63. In 1960, Bittick briefly held the world record in the 200 m backstroke, and in 1961 he won the 400 yd medley event at the AAU championships, setting a new national record. After retiring from competitions he settled in

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, where he worked as a broker for Farmer's Insurance. He remained active in recreational sports, and in 1997 climbed

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; he also crossed the Sea of Cortés in a kayak, together with his brother. In 1979, he was inducted into the

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* 1939 births 2005 deaths American male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the United States Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics USC Trojans men's water polo players USC Trojans men's swimmers American male backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1959 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1963 Pan American Games Water polo players at the 1963 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in water polo 20th-century American people 21st-century American people {{US-waterpolo-bio-stub