Ross Elliott Wales (born October 17, 1947) is an American former 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 Olympic Games medalist. He represented the United States at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

in Mexico City, where he received a bronze medal in the men's 100-meter butterfly, finishing behind compatriots Doug Russell and

Mark Spitz Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record ti ...

. Wales 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 ...

in 2004.

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* 1947 births Living people American male butterfly swimmers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Sportspeople from Youngstown, Ohio Princeton Tigers men's swimmers Swimmers at the 1967 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics University of Virginia School of Law alumni Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games 20th-century American people 21st-century American people {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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