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John Hare Kasley (January 2, 1916 – July 16, 1989) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[1] Kasley competed in the semifinals of the men's 200-meter breaststroke, recording a time of 2:53.4.[1][2]

Jack Kasley

Personal information
Full name	John Hare Kasley
Nickname(s)	"Jack"
National team	United States
Born	(1916-01-02)January 2, 1916 Oak Park, Illinois
Died	July 16, 1989(1989-07-16) (aged 73) Wayne, New Jersey
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
College team	University of Michigan
Medal record Representing the United States NCAA 1937 Championships 200 yd breaststroke 1936 Championships 200 yd breaststroke 1935 Championships 200 yd breaststroke

Kasley attended the University of Michigan, and swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1935 to 1937.[3] During his three-year college swimming career, he won three consecutive NCAA national championships in the 200-yard butterfly (1935, 1936, 1937), and was also a member of Michigan's NCAA-winning teams in the 300-yard medley relay (1935, 1936, 1937).[3][4]

Records
Preceded by Jacques Cartonnet	Men's 200-meter breaststroke world record-holder (long course) March 28, 1936 – July 6, 1941	Succeeded by Alfred Nakache

See also

• List of University of Michigan alumni
• World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Kasley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.

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