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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]

Bill Woolsey
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.
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Tripp Woolsey
Nickname(s)"Bill"
National team United States
Born (1934-09-13) September 13, 1934 (age 87)
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamIndiana University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki 4×200 m freestyle
1956 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago100 m freestyle

Woolsey attended Indiana University, and swam for coach Doc Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.


See also



References


  1. "Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's 4×200 metres freestyle relay". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  2. "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 4×200 metres freestyle relay". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2012.




На других языках


- [en] Bill Woolsey

[fr] William Woolsey

William Woolsey (né le 13 septembre 1934 à Honolulu) est un nageur américain. Lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1952 disputés à Helsinki il remporte la médaille d'or au relais 4 x 200 m nage libre. En 1956, il est médaillé d'argent dans cette même épreuve et atteint la finale au 100 m libre[1].

[it] William Woolsey

William Tripp "Bill" Woolsey (Honolulu, 13 settembre 1934) è un ex nuotatore statunitense, specializzato nello stile libero.



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