Chet Jastremski

American swimmer (1941–2014) Chester Andrew Jastremski (January 12, 1941 – May 3, 2014) was an American competition swimmer, who competed for Indiana University, and was both a 1964 Olympic bronze medalist in breaststroke and an American and world record-holder. Exceptional as a breaststroker, in his career, he set 21 national and 12 world records, and was considered by Sports Illustrated in 1961 as one of the greatest swimmers of his era. Jastremski was the first swimmer to go under one minute for the 100-yard breaststroke. He would later graduate medical school at the Indiana University in 1968 and practice medicine in Bloomington, Indiana, also serving as a swim coach for local teams. Early life Chester Jastremski was born January 12, 1941 in Toledo, Ohio to parents Gertrude and Chester Jastremski Sr. Around the age of eight, Chet began swimming for the Toledo Central YMCA where he was coached by Thomas J. Edwards, and competed for the club by the age of nine. A highly accomplished coach, Edwards worked as a physical director and swim coach at the Toledo Central YMCA from 1948-1954, and served as an outstanding coach for Kenyon College from 1954-1964 where he led Kenyon to c