Jack Kasley
John Hare Kasley (January 2, 1916 – July 16, 1989) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[1] Kasley competed in the semifinals of the men's 200-meter breaststroke, recording a time of 2:53.4.[1][2]
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| Full name | John Hare Kasley | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Jack" | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 2, 1916 Oak Park, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 16, 1989 (aged 73) Wayne, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Michigan | ||||||||||||||||
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Kasley attended the University of Michigan, and swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1935 to 1937.[3] During his three-year college swimming career, he won three consecutive NCAA national championships in the 200-yard butterfly (1935, 1936, 1937), and was also a member of Michigan's NCAA-winning teams in the 300-yard medley relay (1935, 1936, 1937).[3][4]
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| Preceded by Jacques Cartonnet |
Men's 200-meter breaststroke world record-holder (long course) March 28, 1936 – July 6, 1941 |
Succeeded by Alfred Nakache |
References
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jack Kasley Archived 2012-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games, Men's 200 metres Breaststroke Semi-Finals Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- MGoBlue.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving All-Time NCAA Champions Archived 2017-06-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- HickokSports.com, Sports History, NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions Archived February 23, 2002, at the Library of Congress Web Archives. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Kasley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.
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