- Jack Medica
Jack Chapman Medica (
October 5 ,1914 –April 15 ,1985 ) was an American swimmer who competed in the1936 Summer Olympics .In the 1936 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle event and silver medals in the 1500-meter freestyle event and in 4x200-meter freestyle relay event.
After his retirement, brought on by
World War II , he taught water survival for the Navy after his vision kept him from serving directly. He went on to teach at, and to coach the swim team of, theUniversity of Pennsylvania .He was born in
Seattle, Washington , and died inCarson City, Nevada .External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MEDICJAC01 Profile at DatabaseOlympics]
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