William Tripp Woolsey (born September 13, 1934) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. He represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, where he won a gold medal in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Wayne Moore, Ford Konno and Jimmy McLane.[1] Four years later at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, he won a silver medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Dick Hanley, George Breen and Ford Konno.[2]
![]() Gold medal winning U.S. team of 4 × 200 meters free relay in Helsinki 1952: William Woolsey (at left), Wayne Moore, James McLane and Ford Konno. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | William Tripp Woolsey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Bill" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1934-09-13) September 13, 1934 (age 87) Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Indiana University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Woolsey attended Indiana University, and swam for coach Doc Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.
1952 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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1956 USA Olympic swimming team | ||
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Women's Team |
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