Donald Alexander Sheff (born June 27, 1931) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1] He competed for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[1][2] Sheff did not receive a medal, however, because under the 1952 Olympic swimming rules, relay swimmers who did not compete in the event final were not medal-eligible.

Don Sheff
Personal information
Full nameDonald Alexander Sheff
Nickname"Don"
National team United States
Born (1931-06-27) June 27, 1931 (age 93)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubNew Haven Swim Club
College teamYale University
Medal record
Representing Yale
NCAA
Gold medal – first place 1952 Princeton 300 yard medley relay

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Don Sheff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2013.