Jack George Sieg (December 10, 1914 – December 21, 1968) was an American swimmer who used the
butterfly stroke in 1935, developed by his coach Dave Armbruster. He competed for the
University of Iowa
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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” ( The Milwaukee Journal).
See also
* History of swimming
References
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
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