Albert Schwartz (swimmer)
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Nickname | "Al" | ||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||
Born | Chicago, Illinois | December 21, 1907||||||||||||||
Died | December 7, 1986 Los Angeles, California | (aged 77)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Club | Illinois Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
College team | Northwestern University | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Albert L. Schwartz (December 21, 1907 – December 7, 1986) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Schwartz received a bronze medal for his performance in the men's 100-meter freestyle, finishing third in a time of 58.8 seconds in the event final. Schwartz was a star swimmer in high school, competing for Marshall High in Chicago, and then starred for Northwestern University.
See also
- List of Northwestern University alumni
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of select Jewish swimmers
External links
- Albert Schwartz – Athlete profile at International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- Albert Schwartz – Olympic athlete profile at Sports Reference.com
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1986 deaths
- American male freestyle swimmers
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Jewish swimmers
- Northwestern Wildcats swimmers
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- American swimming Olympic medalist stubs