John Macionis

John Joseph Macionis (born May 27, 1916) is a former American swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Born in Philadelphia, Macionis swam for Mercersburg Academy ('34), where he set two national freestyle records. Continuing his swimming career at Yale University ('38), he soon held all of that team's freestyle records, as well as the school records for the individual medley and the 220 breaststroke. In 1936, he became the first Yale swimmer to compete in the Olympic games. In Berlin, he won a silver medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay event and was fourth in his semifinal of the 400 m freestyle event and did not advance.

He continued to swim in master's competition and, at age sixty-five, he held five world records for his age group. Now past the age of ninety, he continues to swim daily and has been an active swimming official for more than fifty years.

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