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Jim McConica
Personal information
Full nameJames McConica
Nickname"Jim"
National team United States
Born (1950-12-19) December 19, 1950 (age 73)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali 200 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Moscow 1500 m freestyle

James McConica (born December 19, 1950) is an American former competition swimmer and world record-holder. McConica won two gold medals at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, including the men's 400-meter freestyle, and the 4x200-meter freestyle relay.[1] He also received a Pan Am silver medal for his second-place finish in the 200-meter freestyle. The American gold medal team in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay set a new world record of 7:45.8. McConica holds numerous freestyle senior swimming world records in all four age brackets from 50-54 to 65-69.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profil" (PDF). usmsswimmer. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "Three More Masters World Records For Jim McConica In Carlsbad". Swimming World Magazine. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)