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William A. 'Bill' Yorzyk
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William Albert Yorzyk, Jr. is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Yorzyk represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He was the first swimmer to win the gold medal in the new men's 200-meter butterfly event, finishing with a time of 2:19.3 in the final. Yorzyk continued to swim competitively while he attended medical school at the University of Toronto. He won the U.S. AAU indoor championship in the 220-yard butterfly in 1958. He was awarded the university's Bickle Prize as its outstanding student-athlete in 1958 and 1959. Yorzyk was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1971. [More at Wikipedia]
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May 29th, 1933 in Northampton as William Albert Yorzyk, Jr.  /  Died:   Sep 2nd, 2020 - aged 87
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