William Wilder Heusner, Jr. (June 28, 1927 – August 9, 2002) was an American competition swimmer and Pan American Games champion.
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Full name | William Wilder Heusner, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Bill" | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1927-06-28)June 28, 1927 Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||
Died | August 9, 2002(2002-08-09) (aged 75) East Lansing, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||
College team | Northwestern University | ||||||||||||||||
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Heusner represented the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. He competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 400-meter freestyle and finished eighth in the final of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle.
At the 1951 Pan American Games, Heusner won the silver medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle. He was also a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay event, alongside relay teammates Dick Cleveland, Burwell Jones, and Ronald Gora.
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Pan American Champions in Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | |
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