John Scott Leary (December 29, 1881 – July 1, 1958) was an American

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who competed in the

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in St. Louis, Missouri. He won a silver medal in the 50-yard freestyle and a bronze medal in the 100-yard freestyle. In June 1901, the ''

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'' reported that Leary had set a new world record in the 50 yard dash with a time of 29.2 seconds, (13 June 1901)
Scott Leary Breaks the World's Swimming Record for Fifty Yards
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'' though it seems probable English swimmer

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had already eclipsed that time. In January 1906, the ''Call'' reported he had set a new American amateur record in that distance with the time of 26.2, 0.4 seconds faster than the previous record set by J.W. Lawrence in 1905.(13 January 1906)
J. Scott Leary Lowers Another Swimming Mark
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'' In August 1901, the ''Call'' reported that Leary had set a new American record in the 100 yard swim by 1:03.5, besting the prior record by 2.5 seconds.(24 August 1901)
Wins Race and Breaks Record
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'' In July 1905, it reported he had a set new world record in the event at one minute flat, an improvement of 2.8 seconds on the prior world record.(19 July 1905)
Leary Breaks World Record
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'' Leary was later a starting official for swim events.(28 June 1913)
Record Holder Will Be Starter At Sutro Swims
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Scott Leary
– Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com 1881 births 1958 deaths American male freestyle swimmers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming People from Shasta, California Sportspeople from Shasta County, California Swimmers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

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