John Caldwell "Jack" Wardrop (born 26 May 1932) is a male former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain and Scotland.
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| Full name | John Caldwell Wardrop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Jack" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1932 Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Motherwell Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Matthew Mann U of Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swimming career
editWhile Wardrop was competing for Scotland, he won a silver and bronze medal at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. Wardrop also competed for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, and 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Swimming at Michigan
editWardrop attended the University of Michigan, where he swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition from 1953 to 1955. He won NCAA national championships in the 220-yard freestyle in 1954 and 1955. He won the 1952 ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title,[2] and the 1950, 1952 and 1954 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle titles [3][4][5] and the 1950, 1951 and 1952 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle titles.[6][7]
Personal life
editHe is the twin brother of Bert Wardrop[1] and the pair learned to swim at Motherwell Baths. They were members of the Motherwell Amateur Swimming & Water Polo Club.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Wardrop". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 29 Sept. 1952, p. 9". The Times. 29 September 1952. p. 9.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 28 July 1950, p. 2". The Times. 28 July 1950. p. 2.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 27 Sept. 1952, p. 9". The Times. 27 September 1952. p. 9.
- ^ ""National Swimming Championships." Times, 18 Sept. 1954, p. 4". The Times. 18 September 1954. p. 4.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 29 July 1950, p. 7". The Times. 29 July 1950. p. 7.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 25 Aug. 1951, p. 2". The Times. 25 August 1951. p. 2.
- ^ "Motherwell's Olympian Swimmers". Culture NL Museums.
