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Jimmy McLane

1930 - 2020

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James Price McLane Jr. (September 13, 1930 – December 13, 2020) was an American competition swimmer who competed for Yale University, a three-time Olympic champion, and a world record-holder. In 1945-48, in his peak years as a swimming competitor, as an exceptional middle distance swimmer, he captured two Olympic gold medals, and thirteen championships on the national level, winning another gold medal in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay at the 1952 Olympics. McLane was born September 13, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Jimmy McLane is the 8th most popular swimmer (up from 10th in 2024), the 3,354th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,536th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Jimmy McLane ranks 8 out of 709. Before him are Gertrude Ederle, Mark Spitz, Alfréd Hajós, Michael Phelps, Mike Troy, and Rie Mastenbroek. After him are Duke Kahanamoku, Charlie Hickcox, Wally Ris, Frederick Holman, Katalin Szőke, and Doug Russell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Jimmy McLane ranks 187. Before him are Todor Veselinović, Václav Vorlíček, Néstor Almendros, Ignatius Moses I Daoud, Dick Sargent, and Tommy Flanagan. After him are Sa'dun Hammadi, Babushka Lady, Barbara Lawrence, Anerood Jugnauth, Veljo Tormis, and June Almeida. Among people deceased in 2020, Jimmy McLane ranks 178. Before him are Hans Tilkowski, Ellis Marsalis Jr., Paik Sun-yup, Winston Groom, Robert Shavlakadze, and Vittorio Gregotti. After him are Stanisław Kania, Trini Lopez, Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Amfilohije Radović, John Hume, and Joaquín Peiró.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy McLane ranks 3,354 out of 20,380. Before him are Terry Crews (1968), Ed Ablowich (1913), William Powell (1892), Edgar Snow (1905), Cornell Woolrich (1903), and Stephen Baldwin (1966). After him are Murray Perahia (1947), Harriet Quimby (1875), Neil Sedaka (1939), Jim Kelly (1946), Vincent Gigante (1928), and Alice Ball (1892).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Jimmy McLane ranks 5. Before him are Gertrude Ederle (1905), Mark Spitz (1950), Michael Phelps (1985), and Mike Troy (1940). After him are Duke Kahanamoku (1890), Charlie Hickcox (1947), Wally Ris (1924), Doug Russell (1946), Carolyn Schuler (1943), Bill Mulliken (1939), and Ken Huszagh (1891).

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