Jack Wardrop
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Nickname | "Jack" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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John Caldwell Wardrop (born 26 May 1932) is a male former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain and Scotland.
Swimming career
[edit | edit source]While 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]
He represented the Scottish team[2] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, where he participated in the 440y freestyle and medley relay events. He won the bronze medal in the medley relay and silver medal in the freestyle.[3]
Swimming at Michigan
[edit | edit source]Wardrop 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,[4] and the 1950, 1952 and 1954 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle titles[5][6][7] and the 1950, 1951 and 1952 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle titles.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He 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.[10]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Michigan alumni
- World record progression 200 metres freestyle
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Jack Wardrop at the Scottish Sports Hall of FameLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jack Wardrop at Team GBLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jack Wardrop at OlympediaLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- John Wardrop at World AquaticsLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- John Wardrop at Team Scotland
- John Caldwell Wardrop at Olympics.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1932 births
- Living people
- Scottish twins
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games swimmers for Scotland
- World record setters in swimming
- Michigan Wolverines men's swimmers
- British expatriate swimmers in the United States
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Scottish male freestyle swimmers
- British male freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming
- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Sportspeople from Motherwell