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William Dudley (swimmer)
William Henry Dudley III (January 15, 1931 – January 18, 1978) was an American competition swimmer who competed for Castle Heights Military Academy, and represented the United States in the 4x200 freestyle relay as a 17-year-old at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London . Born in New Orleans on January 15, 1931, he competed for the New Orleans Athletic Club under Coach Bert Raacke, who said of him at 17, "He has great swimming potentialities, more than anyone in the South now". While at Castle Heights Military Academy, Dudley captured mid-South records of 22.5 in the 50-yard freestyle, 56.1 in the 100-yard freestyle, and shared a record for the freestyle and medley relays. Dudley graduated from Lebanon, Tennessee's Castle Heights Military Academy, and captained their Swim team in 1947. 1948 Olympics Dudley finished a close second in the 200-meter finals at the 1948 Olympic trials in Detroit, Michigan, with a time of 2:14.5, just behind Walley Wolf of Beverly Hill, California. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Swimming
Freestyle is a category of Swimming (sport), swimming competition, defined by the rules of World Aquatics, in which competitors are subject to only a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all swimming competitions, with distances beginning with and reaching , also known as the mile. The term 'freestyle stroke' is sometimes used as a synonym for 'front crawl', as front crawl is the fastest surface swimming stroke. It is now the most common stroke used in freestyle competitions. The 1896 Summer Olympics, first Olympics Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics, held open water swimming events, but after a few Olympic Games, closed water swimming was introduced. The front crawl or freestyle was the first event that was introduced. Technique Freestyle swimming implies the use of legs and arms for competitive swimming, except in the case of the Individual Medley, individual medley or Medley relay (athletics), medley relay events. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
