Peter Joseph Fick (December 12, 1913 – August 10, 1980) was an American competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and former world record-holder in two events. Fick represented the United States at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

in Berlin, Germany. He was the world record-holder and pre-race favorite, but finished sixth overall in the event final of the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 59.7 seconds. In 1978 he was inducted into the

International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests and serving as the central point for the stu ...

.Peter Fick (USA)
– Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame Fick was married to actress

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. And prior to that, Donna Damerel.

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1913 births 1980 deaths Yale Bulldogs men's swimmers American male freestyle swimmers World record setters in swimming Olympic swimmers for the United States Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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