James McConica (born December 19, 1950) is an American former competition swimmer and world record-holder.[1] McConica won two gold medals at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, including the men's 400-meter freestyle, and the 4x200-meter freestyle relay.[2] He also received a Pan Am silver medal for his second-place finish in the 200-meter freestyle. The American gold medal team in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay set a new world record of 7:45.8. McConica holds numerous freestyle senior swimming world records in all four age brackets from 50–54 to 65–69.[3]
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Full name | James McConica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Jim" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1950-12-19) December 19, 1950 (age 71) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pan American Champions in Men's 400 m freestyle | |
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Pan American Champions in Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | |
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Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay | |
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Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay | |
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