John Meyers (June 28, 1880 – February 1975) was an American freestyle

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and

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player who competed in the

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in St. Louis, Missouri. In the 1904 Olympics he won a bronze medal as a member of the

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water polo team. He also competed in one-mile freestyle, but did not finish the competition.

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1880 births 1971 deaths American male freestyle swimmers American male water polo players Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in water polo Olympic swimmers of the United States Swimmers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics {{US-waterpolo-Olympic-medalist-stub