Perry McGillivray (August 5, 1893 – July 27, 1944) was an American competition

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player who represented the United States at the

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1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. In the 1912 Olympics he competed in the 100-meter freestyle and reached the semifinal. He also was a member of the United States' 4×200-meter freestyle relay team, which won a silver medal. In the 1920 Olympics, he was fourth in the 100-metre

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and won a gold medal as a member of the United States' 4×200-meter freestyle relay team. He also played three matches for the United States water polo team, which finished fourth. In 1976, he was inducted into the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGillivray, Perry 1893 births 1944 deaths American male backstroke swimmers American male freestyle swimmers American male water polo players World record setters in swimming Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Water polo players from Chicago Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics American water polo coaches Swimmers from Chicago 20th-century American sportsmen

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