Perry McGillivray
 Perry McGillivray in 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Perry McGillivray | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 5, 1893 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 27, 1944 (aged 50) Maywood, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle, water polo | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Illinois Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||
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Perry McGillivray (August 5, 1893 – July 27, 1944) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who represented the United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]
In the 1912 Olympics he competed in the 100-meter freestyle and reached the semifinal. He also was a member of the United States' 4×200-meter freestyle relay team, which won a silver medal.
Eight years later he was fourth in the 100-metre backstroke and won a gold medal as a member of the United States' 4×200-meter freestyle relay team. He also played three matches for the United States water polo team, which finished fourth.
In 1976, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[2][3]
See also
[edit]- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
[edit]- ^ "Perry McGillivray". Olympedia. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Perry McGillivray (1976)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Perry McGillivray at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Perry McGillivray at the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
- Perry McGillivray at Olympics.com
- Perry McGillivray at Olympedia
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- 1893 births
- 1944 deaths
- American male backstroke swimmers
- American male freestyle swimmers
- American male water polo players
- World record setters in swimming
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
- Water polo players from Chicago
- Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- American water polo coaches
- Swimmers from Chicago
- 20th-century American sportsmen