Norman Ross

Norman DeMille Ross (May 2, 1895 – June 19, 1953) was an American competition swimmer who won five events at the Inter-Allied Games in June 1919, held at Joinville-Le-Pont near Paris, and three gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He set thirteen world records and won eighteen U.S. national championships during his career.

Norman Ross

Ross broadcasting for WGN Radio, Chicago.
Personal information
Full name	Norman DeMille Ross
Nickname(s)	"The Big Moose"
National team	United States
Born	(1895-05-02)May 2, 1895 Portland, Oregon
Died	June 19, 1953(1953-06-19) (aged 58) Evanston, Illinois
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, water polo
Club	Illinois Athletic Club
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp 400 m freestyle 1920 Antwerp 1500 m freestyle 1920 Antwerp 4x200 m freestyle relay Inter-Allied Games 1919 Paris 100 m backstroke 1919 Paris 100 m freestyle 1919 Paris 400 m freestyle 1919 Paris 800 m freestyle 1919 Paris 1500 m freestyle

In later years he was a popular Chicago radio personality known to listeners as "Uncle Normie."[1] His son, Norman A Ross Jr. (1922–2008), was a well-known radio and television host, corporate executive and civic leader in Chicago.[2][3][4][5]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 200 metres freestyle
• World record progression 400 metres freestyle
• World record progression 800 metres freestyle
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

1. Ross' Death Recalls Feats as Swimmer, Chicago Daily Tribune, June 20, 1953, pg. A2
2. Radio, TV personality Norman Ross dies, Chicago Breaking News (Chicago Tribune), October 3, 2008
3. Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 3: September 1952 — August 1955, H.W. Wilson Company., New York (1956)
4. Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 21: September 1995 — August 1996, H.W. Wilson Company, New York (1996) OCLC 36101383
5. A Who's Who of Sports Champions, Their stories and records, by Ralph Hickok. Houghton Mifflin Co., New York (1995) OCLC 31815443 ISBN 0395681952 ISBN 9780395681954 ISBN 039573312X ISBN 9780395733127

External links

• Norman Ross at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Norman Ross (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame

Records
Preceded by Charles Daniels	Men's 200-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) November 24, 1916 – April 10, 1920	Succeeded by Tedford H. Cann
Preceded by Jack Hatfield	Men's 400-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) October 9, 1919 – April 9, 1922	Succeeded by Arne Borg
Preceded by Henry Taylor	Men's 800-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) January 10, 1920 – January 13, 1923	Succeeded by Boy Charlton