Jim McConica
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| Full name | James McConica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Jim" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 19, 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
- List of University of Southern California people
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References[]
- ^ "Profil" (PDF). usmsswimmer. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- ^ "Three More Masters World Records For Jim McConica In Carlsbad". Swimming World Magazine. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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