William Danforth Mulliken (August 27, 1939 – July 17, 2014) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion. Mulliken represented the United States at the

1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Am ...

, where he won the 200-meter breaststroke, his signature event. At the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

in Rome, he received a gold medal for winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:37.4."1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy– Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 30, 2008) He graduated from Miami University in 1961 with a bachelor's degree, and Harvard University in 1964 with a law degree. He founded Big Shoulders, a swim event at Ohio Street Beach in 1991 and held annually since. An avid reader, he was an active member, supporter and leader of the

Caxton Club The Caxton Club is a private social club and bibliophilic society founded in Chicago in 1895 to promote the book arts and the history of the book. To further its goals, the club holds monthly (September through June) dinner meetings and luncheo ...

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. He also chaired the capital campaign for Miami University's Library. His first marriage was to Julia N. Neavolls. They had two daughters and a son before the marriage ended in divorce. He later married Lorna Filippini.

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Bill Mulliken (USA)
– Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame * 1939 births 2014 deaths American male breaststroke swimmers Harvard Law School alumni Miami RedHawks men's swimmers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming People from Urbana, Illinois Swimmers at the 1959 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

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