Chet Jastremski
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Full name | Chester Andrew Jastremski | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Chet" | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Toledo, Ohio | January 12, 1941||||||||||||||||||||
Died | May 3, 2014 Bloomington, Indiana | (aged 73)||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke, individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Bloomington Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Indiana University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Chester Andrew Jastremski (January 12, 1941 – May 3, 2014) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record-holder.
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Jastremski received his medical degree from Indiana University in 1968, where he was also a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. He was a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic medical team. He served as a family practice physician for 35 years before rheumatoid arthritis led him to retire. He practiced medicine in Bloomington, Indiana, and frequently visited the Indiana University swim team throughout the years.[citation needed]
In 2007, he was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. He died on May 3, 2014, aged 73, in Bloomington, after battling cancer, arthritis, and Parkinson's disease.[2]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Indiana University (Bloomington) people
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 100 metres breaststroke
- World record progression 200 metres breaststroke
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References
- ^ Profile Archived October 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, polishsportshof.com; accessed May 10, 2014.
- ^ College swimming: Jastremski dies at 73, South Bend Tribune (May 6, 2014). Retrieved May 10, 2014.
External links
- Chet Jastremski at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Chet Jastremski (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-04-12)
- Chet Jastremski – Archive video at International Swimming Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived June 16, 2011)
- www.toledoblade.com
- Sports Illustrated
- indianaswimming.us