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William Roy Mettler, Jr. (born October 15, 1946) is an American former competition swimmer and former world record-holder.

Bill Mettler

Personal information
Full name	William Roy Mettler, Jr.
Nickname(s)	"Bill"
National team	United States
Born	(1946-10-15) October 15, 1946 (age 75) Springfield, Ohio
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	Yale University

Mettler represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] He swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the qualifying heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[1][2] Mettler did not receive a medal; he was ineligible under the 1964 swimming rules because he did not swim in the event final.

Mettler attended Yale University, where he swam for coach Phil Moriarty's Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Ivy League competition from 1962 to 1964.

See also

• List of Yale University people
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Mettler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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