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Jack Medica

1914 - 1985

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Jack Chapman Medica (October 5, 1914 – April 15, 1985) was an American competition swimmer, who competed for the University of Washington, and was an Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. Born in Seattle, Washington on October 5, 1914, Medica attended Lincoln High School. He trained and competed with downtown Seattle's Washington Athletic Club coached by Hall of Fame Coach Ray Daughters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Medica is the 98th most popular swimmer (up from 145th in 2019), the 7,759th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,875th in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Jack Medica ranks 98 out of 709. Before him are John Derbyshire, Brad Cooper, George Kojac, Frederick Lane, Don McKenzie, and Otto Wahle. After him are Katie Ledecky, Éva Novák-Gerard, Tity Dumbuya, Jan Henne, Ragnhild Hveger, and Ethel Lackie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Jack Medica ranks 300. Before him are Daniel J. Boorstin, Juanita Moore, Mustafa Mansour, Yuri Linnik, Xosé María Díaz Castro, and Josette Day. After him are Ladislav Troják, Dmitry Lavrinenko, Charles Régnier, Sam Manekshaw, Louis Chaillot, and Ersilio Tonini. Among people deceased in 1985, Jack Medica ranks 199. Before him are Ruth Orkin, George Raynor, Ilka Gedő, Georges Verriest, Efrem Zimbalist, and Harry Hopman. After him are Josef Smistik, Paul Peter Ewald, Nicolas Hoydonckx, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Sam Spiegel, and Matt Monro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Medica ranks 7,761 out of 20,380. Before him are Mal Waldron (1925), Niger at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Judo (null), Richard Hilton (1955), Bob Guccione (1930), Val Avery (1924), and Jennifer Batten (1957). After him are Greg Louganis (1960), Camille Keaton (1947), Burton Jastram (1910), Edwin Foster Coddington (1870), Brad Friedel (1971), and Oliver Ellsworth (1745).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Jack Medica ranks 44. Before him are Norman Ross (1895), Lillian Watson (1950), Katherine Rawls (1917), Gary Hall Jr. (1974), George Kojac (1910), and Don McKenzie (1947). After him are Katie Ledecky (1997), Jan Henne (1947), Ethel Lackie (1907), Matt Biondi (1965), Lynn Burke (1943), and Ginny Duenkel (1947).

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