I am looking for a list of Olympian Masters and what Olympics and events they particpated in. If you have such a list or know where one is, please let me know. Individual anecdotes are OK too.
Background:
I want to write to "Splash" magazine and ask them to feature some of the people on such a list when they write about great swimmers. I'm tired of reading (and having my kids read) about so-and-so great swimmer, who got to the Olympics, did great, and now swimming is behind them (i.e. they don't swim anymore). On the "mission statement" of Splash, they give lip service to a lifelong involvement with swimming, but they never seem to come up with an example of such a person.
wiredknight
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Comments for Gail...
There do seem to be some discrepancies between the 1968 Trials results and the USOC listing of athletes (http://www.usoc.org/13220.htm).
The 1968 Trials results show:
MEN'S 100 BREASTSTROKE FINALS
Donald McKenzie, 1:07.41
Kenneth Merten, 1:07.79
David Perkowski, 1:08.25
Brian Job, 1:08.36
Chester Jastremski, 1:08.55
Micael Dirksen, 1:08.76
Kenneth Doesburg, 1:08.77
Philip Long, 1:08.83
MEN'S 200 BREASTSTROKE FINALS
Brian Job, 2:28.95
Kenneth Merten, 2:29.97
Philip Long, 2:30.57
David Perkowski, 2:31.76
Chester Jastremski, 2:31.78
Wayne Anderson, 2:31.81
Michael Dirksen, 2:32.02
Kenneth Doesburg, 2:32.30
The USOC web site (http://www.usoc.org/13220.htm) lists these athletes as follows:
Donald McKenzie: 1968 Swimming 100 Meter Breaststroke Individual - Gold Medal
Kenneth Merten: 1968 Swimming 100 Meter Backstroke Individual - Eliminated; 1968 Swimming 200 Meter Breaststroke Individual - Eliminated (my comment: he didn't swim backstroke at Trials; do they mean breaststroke?)
David Perkowski: 1968 Swimming 100 Meter Backstroke Individual - Eliminated (my comment: he didn't swim backstroke at Trials; do they mean breaststroke?)
Brian Job: 1968 Swimming 200 Meter Breaststroke Individual - Bronze Medal
Chester Jastremski: 1968 Swimming Swimming Individual - Did Not Compete
Philip Long: 1968 Swimming 200 Meter Breaststroke Individual - 7th
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Another odd thing... The ISHOF biography of Chester Jastremski (www.ishof.org/.../77cjastremski.html) says,
"...in 1968 he allowed too little time for his comeback as he made alternate in the Trials and actually swam .02 seconds faster at the Olympics than the winning time when allowed to swim the heats for the U.S. Medley Relay Team..."
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Comments for Gail...
There do seem to be some discrepancies between the 1968 Trials results and the USOC listing of athletes (http://www.usoc.org/13220.htm).
The 1968 Trials results show:
MEN'S 100 BREASTSTROKE FINALS
Donald McKenzie, 1:07.41
Kenneth Merten, 1:07.79
David Perkowski, 1:08.25
Brian Job, 1:08.36
Chester Jastremski, 1:08.55
Micael Dirksen, 1:08.76
Kenneth Doesburg, 1:08.77
Philip Long, 1:08.83
MEN'S 200 BREASTSTROKE FINALS
Brian Job, 2:28.95
Kenneth Merten, 2:29.97
Philip Long, 2:30.57
David Perkowski, 2:31.76
Chester Jastremski, 2:31.78
Wayne Anderson, 2:31.81
Michael Dirksen, 2:32.02
Kenneth Doesburg, 2:32.30
The USOC web site (http://www.usoc.org/13220.htm) lists these athletes as follows:
Donald McKenzie: 1968 Swimming 100 Meter Breaststroke Individual - Gold Medal
Kenneth Merten: 1968 Swimming 100 Meter Backstroke Individual - Eliminated; 1968 Swimming 200 Meter Breaststroke Individual - Eliminated (my comment: he didn't swim backstroke at Trials; do they mean breaststroke?)
David Perkowski: 1968 Swimming 100 Meter Backstroke Individual - Eliminated (my comment: he didn't swim backstroke at Trials; do they mean breaststroke?)
Brian Job: 1968 Swimming 200 Meter Breaststroke Individual - Bronze Medal
Chester Jastremski: 1968 Swimming Swimming Individual - Did Not Compete
Philip Long: 1968 Swimming 200 Meter Breaststroke Individual - 7th
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Another odd thing... The ISHOF biography of Chester Jastremski (www.ishof.org/.../77cjastremski.html) says,
"...in 1968 he allowed too little time for his comeback as he made alternate in the Trials and actually swam .02 seconds faster at the Olympics than the winning time when allowed to swim the heats for the U.S. Medley Relay Team..."
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