Taylor Drysdale (January 14, 1914 – February 9, 1997) 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 swimming coach. Drysdale 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 competed in the
men's 100-meter backstroke, and finished fourth in the event final with a time of 1:09.4.
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Drysdale attended the University of Michigan, where he was a member of the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1932 to 1935.][MGoBlue.com, Men's Swimming & Diving]
Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving All-Time NCAA Champions
Retrieved February 16, 2013. During his college swimming career, he won three individual NCAA national championships in the 150-yard backstroke (1932, 1934, 1935), and was also a member of Michigan's NCAA-winning teams in the 300-yard medley relay (1932, 1935) and 400-yard freestyle relay (1935).[HickokSports.com, Sports History]
NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions
. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
He later earned master's degrees in nuclear physics and mathematics from the University of Michigan, joined the U.S. military, worked on the Manhattan Project, and retired from the U.S. Air Force as a colonel.[Mike Oliver,]
Taylor Drysdale, 83, Swam In '36 Olympics
" ''Orlando Sentinel'' (February 11, 1997). Retrieved February 16, 2013. He was also the manager of the 1956 U.S. Olympic swim team.[
Drysdale was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1994.][ He died in 1997; he was 83 years old.][
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See also
* List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
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 a ...
* List of University of Michigan alumni
References
External links
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Taylor Drysdale (USA)
– Honor Pioneer Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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1914 births
1997 deaths
American male backstroke swimmers
Michigan Wolverines men's swimmers
Olympic swimmers for the United States
Swimmers from Indianapolis
Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Manhattan Project people
20th-century American people