Jimmy McLane

James Price McLane Jr. (September 13, 1930 – December 13, 2020) was an American competition swimmer who competed for Yale University, a three-time Olympic champion, and a world record-holder. In 1945-48, in his peak years as a swimming competitor, as an exceptional middle distance swimmer, he captured two Olympic gold medals, and thirteen championships on the national level, winning another gold medal in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay at the 1952 Olympics.

McLane was born September 13, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In his youth he swam for Akron, Ohio's Firestone Swim Club under Head Coach Harold Minto. At the age of 13, he won the four-mile swim at the national AAU outdoor long-distance championships while a swimmer for the Firestone Club. As a student at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, which he attended on a swimming scholarship, he set national high school records in the 200-yard freestyle, 220-yard freestyle, and 440-yard freestyle. Provided by Wikipedia