William Tripp Woolsey (September 13, 1934 – June 25, 2022) 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 Olympic champion. He represented the United States at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

in Helsinki, Finland, where he won a gold medal in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Wayne Moore,

Ford Konno Ford Hiroshi Konno (born January 1, 1933) is a Japanese–American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events. Konno was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended McKinley High School in Ho ...

and

Jimmy McLane James Price McLane Jr. (September 13, 1930 – December 13, 2020) was an American competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and a world record-holder. Biography Representing the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Engla ...

. Four years later at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

in Melbourne, Australia, he won a silver medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Dick Hanley,

George Breen George Thomas Breen (July 19, 1935 – November 9, 2019) was an American competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and world record-holder in three events. After retiring as a swimmer, he became a coach at Jersey Wahoos Swim Club in New ...

and Ford Konno. Woolsey attended

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, and swam for coach

Doc Counsilman James Edward "Doc" Counsilman (December 28, 1920 – January 4, 2004)
P ...

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swimming and diving team in

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(NCAA) competition. Woolsey died in

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on June 25, 2022, at the age of 87.

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* 1934 births 2022 deaths American male freestyle swimmers Indiana Hoosiers men's swimmers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Swimmers from Honolulu Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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