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Steve Clark (swimmer)
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Stephen Edward Clark (born June 17, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer for Yale University, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.[1]
![]() Schollander, Ilman, Austin and Clark display gold medals at 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Stephen Edward Clark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Steve" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1943-06-17) June 17, 1943 (age 81) Oakland, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Yale University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | George Haines (Santa Clara Swim Club) Philip Moriarty (Yale) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Clark attended and swam for Los Altos High School under Hall of Fame Coach Nort Thornton Jr., who would later coach the University of California Berkeley. He qualified for the Olympic team in 1960, while still attending High School. Demonstrating his early mastery of the event, at the March, 1961, AAU National Indoor Swimming Championships in New Haven, Connecticut, Clark set an all-time age group record in the 100-yard freestyle of 46.7. With exceptional talent, the Los Altos High School team was considered strong enough to compete with many Varsity college teams, and competed against the Stanford Freshman team in 1961.[2][3]