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Austin Rhone Clapp (November 8, 1910 – December 22, 1971) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]

Austin Clapp

Clapp in 1928
Personal information
Full name	Austin Rhone Clapp
National team	United States
Born	(1910-11-08)November 8, 1910 Farmington, New Hampshire
Died	December 22, 1971(1971-12-22) (aged 61) Woodside, California
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, water polo
Club	Los Angeles Athletic Club
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam 4x200 m freestyle 1932 Los Angeles Water polo

Clapp grew up on the small island of Nauru, one of three sons of parents who served as medical personnel for the British phosphate mining operations on the island.

At the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Clapp won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, together with Walter Laufer, George Kojac and Johnny Weissmuller.[1][2] The Americans set a new world record of 9:36.2 in the relay event. Individually, he placed fifth overall in the men's 400-meter freestyle and also competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle.[1]

He attended Stanford University, where he was a member of the Stanford Cardinal swimming and water polo teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. As a college swimmer, Clapp won two NCAA national championships: the 1931 title in the 220-yard freestyle (2:18.0), and 1932 title in the 1,500-meter freestyle (20:02.2).[3] After completing his undergraduate degree at Stanford, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley's law school.

At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, California, he was a member of the third-place U.S. water polo team that received the bronze medal.[1]

In 1976, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[4][5]

See also

• List of athletes with Olympic medals in different disciplines
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of Stanford University people
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

External links

• Austin Clapp at USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
• Austin Clapp at Olympics.com
• Austin Clapp at Olympedia
• Austin Clapp at databaseOlympics.com (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Austin Clapp

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[fr] Austin Clapp

Austin Clapp (né le 8 novembre 1910 et décédé le 22 décembre 1971) est un nageur et poloïste américain. Lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1928 disputés à Amsterdam, il remporte la médaille d'or au relais 4 x 200 m nage libre, améliorant l'ancien record du monde et termine cinquième au 400 mètres nage libre. Aux Jeux olympiqeus de Los Angeles en 1932, il est sélectionné dans l'équipe américaine de water-polo et est médaillé de bronze[1].

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[it] Austin Clapp

Austin Rhone Clapp (Farmington, 8 novembre 1910 – Woodside, 22 dicembre 1971) è stato un nuotatore e pallanuotista statunitense.

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[ru] Клэпп, Остин

Остин Роны Клапп (8 ноября 1910 года — 22 декабря 1971 года) — американский спортсмен по плаванию и водному поло. Представлял Соединённые Штаты Америки на летних Олимпийских играх 1928 и 1932 годов.[1]

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