Lockwood Masters "Woody" Pirie (April 25, 1904 – May 4, 1965) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the

Swallow class The Swallow (also known as the National Swallow) is a type of one-design classic keelboat A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow st ...

at the

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, together with

Owen Torrey Owen Cates Torrey, Jr. (October 31, 1925 – February 13, 2001) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Swallow class at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Lockwood Pirie. Among the many ...

Biography

He was born on April 25, 1904. He died on May 4, 1965, in

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1904 births 1965 deaths American male sailors (sport) Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in sailing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sailors at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Swallow Star class world champions World champions in sailing for the United States {{US-yachtracing-bio-stub