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George Prifold Harrison (April 9, 1939 – October 3, 2011) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events.[2] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he received a gold medal as the lead-off swimmer of the winning U.S. team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Harrison, together with his American relay teammates Dick Blick, Mike Troy and Jeff Farrell, set a new world record of 8:10.2 in the event final.[3]

George Harrison

Harrison in 1960
Personal information
Full name	George Prifold Harrison
National team	United States
Born	(1939-04-09)April 9, 1939 Berkeley, California, U.S.[1]
Died	3 October 2011(2011-10-03) (aged 72)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	179 lb (81 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Santa Clara Swim Club
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1960 Rome 4×200 m freestyle Pan American Games 1959 Chicago 400 m freestyle

Individually Harrison won a silver medal in the 400-meter freestyle at the 1959 Pan American Games. He also held the world record in 200-meter individual medley (long course) from August 24, 1956 to July 19, 1958, and the world record in the 400-meter individual medley (long course) from June 24, 1960 to July 22, 1960.

Harrison studied at Acalanes High School, and in 1965 graduated from Stanford University, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and was later inducted into the Swimming Hall of Fame. He spent most of his career with Lee & Associates at Pleasanton, California, working in investment and industrial brokerage.[1] At the time of his death, from complications during surgery, he lived in Moraga, California. He was survived by his wife of 50 years, Susan, daughters Karen and Kristen, son Michael, daughter-in-law Karen, and granddaughters Brittany and Elsie. He also had a brother Robert.[4]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Stanford University people
• World record progression 200 metres individual medley
• World record progression 400 metres individual medley
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

External links

• George Harrison at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] George Harrison (swimmer)

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[fr] George Harrison (natation)

George Harrison (né le 9 avril 1939 et décédé le 3 octobre 2011) est un nageur américain. Lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1960 disputés à Rome, il remporte une médaille d'or au relais 4 x 200 m nage libre, battant au passage le record du monde. Il a battu deux records du monde durant sa carrière, au 400 mètres quatre nages en 1960.

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[it] George Harrison (nuotatore)

George Prifold Harrison (Berkeley, 9 aprile 1939 – 3 ottobre 2011) è stato un nuotatore statunitense.

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[ru] Харрисон, Джордж (пловец)

Джордж Прифолд Харрисон (англ. George Prifold Harrison, 9 апреля 1939 (1939-04-09), Беркли, штат Калифорния, США — 3 октября 2011) — американский пловец, чемпион Олимпийских игр в Риме (1960).

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