Jack George Sieg (December 10, 1914 – December 21, 1968) was an American swimmer who used the

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in 1935, developed by his coach Dave Armbruster. He competed for the

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and first used the stroke in a breaststroke leg of a medley relay February 25, 1935.Badgers beaten in Swim Meet
February 26, 1935: “for the first time in competition Monday” (

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1914 births 1968 deaths American male butterfly swimmers American male breaststroke swimmers 20th-century American sportsmen Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri University of Iowa alumni {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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