Personal information | |
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Full name | David Allison Radcliff |
National team | United States |
Born | Spokane, Washington, U.S. | May 1, 1934
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 152 lb (69 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
College team | University of California, Berkeley |
David Allison Radcliff (born May 1, 1934) is an American swimmer who represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. [1] Radcliffe competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle, recording a time of 19:09.6. [1] [2]
In 1995, Radcliff returned to competition as a Masters swimmer. [3] As of November 2014 [update], he holds 42 individual U.S. Masters Swimming records in pool events; [4] [5] he holds all freestyle world records for the 75-79 and 80-84 age groups, from 50m to 1500m, other than the long course 50m freestyle. [6] [7] [8] [9] His 1500m freestyle World Record time at age 80 was 22:16.90, only 3 minutes slower than his time in the 1956 Olympics.
Personal information | |
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Full name | David Allison Radcliff |
National team | United States |
Born | Spokane, Washington, U.S. | May 1, 1934
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 152 lb (69 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
College team | University of California, Berkeley |
David Allison Radcliff (born May 1, 1934) is an American swimmer who represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. [1] Radcliffe competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle, recording a time of 19:09.6. [1] [2]
In 1995, Radcliff returned to competition as a Masters swimmer. [3] As of November 2014 [update], he holds 42 individual U.S. Masters Swimming records in pool events; [4] [5] he holds all freestyle world records for the 75-79 and 80-84 age groups, from 50m to 1500m, other than the long course 50m freestyle. [6] [7] [8] [9] His 1500m freestyle World Record time at age 80 was 22:16.90, only 3 minutes slower than his time in the 1956 Olympics.