Alan Ford (Swimmer)
1948 Summer Olympics, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
978-620-0-13082-2
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120
2011-12-24
39,00 €
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Alan Ford was an American swimmer who was a silver medalist at the 1948 Summer Olympics and was the first to swim the 100-yard freestyle in under 50 seconds. Born in Panama City, Republic of Panama, he moved to Sarasota, Florida from Midland, Michigan. Ford attended Panama Canal Zone schools , Mercersburg Academy and graduated from Yale University with a BS degree in mechanical engineering in 1945. He also served as an Ensign in the United States Navy during World War II. During his prep and university swimming careers, Ford held numerous national and world records. While at Yale, he trained under swimming coach Robert J. H. Kiphuth, an innovator who introduced dry-land exercises and interval training. Ford broke Johnny Weismuller's 17-year-old world record in the 100-yard freestyle
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