Clapp grew up on the small island of Nauru, one of three sons of parents who served as medical personnel for the British phosphate mining operations on the island.
He attended Stanford University, where he was a member of the Stanford Cardinal swimming and water polo teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. As a college swimmer, Clapp won two NCAA national championships: the 1931 title in the 220-yard freestyle (2:18.0), and 1932 title in the 1,500-meter freestyle (20:02.2).[3] After completing his undergraduate degree at Stanford, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley's law school.
At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, California, he was a member of the third-place U.S. water polo team that received the bronze medal.[1]
^ abcdSports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Austin Clapp 2007-03-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
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austin, clapp, austin, rhone, clapp, november, 1910, december, 1971, american, competition, swimmer, water, polo, player, represented, united, states, 1928, summer, olympics, 1932, summer, olympics, clapp, 1928personal, informationfull, nameaustin, rhone, clap. Austin Rhone Clapp November 8 1910 December 22 1971 was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics 1 Austin ClappClapp in 1928Personal informationFull nameAustin Rhone ClappNational team United StatesBorn 1910 11 08 November 8 1910Farmington New HampshireDiedDecember 22 1971 1971 12 22 aged 61 Woodside CaliforniaSportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyle water poloClubLos Angeles Athletic ClubCollege teamStanford UniversityMedal record Men s swimmingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1928 Amsterdam 4x200 m freestyle1932 Los Angeles Water poloClapp grew up on the small island of Nauru one of three sons of parents who served as medical personnel for the British phosphate mining operations on the island At the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam Netherlands Clapp won a gold medal as a member of the winning U S team in the men s 4 200 meter freestyle relay together with Walter Laufer George Kojac and Johnny Weissmuller 1 2 The Americans set a new world record of 9 36 2 in the relay event Individually he placed fifth overall in the men s 400 meter freestyle and also competed in the preliminary heats of the men s 1 500 meter freestyle 1 He attended Stanford University where he was a member of the Stanford Cardinal swimming and water polo teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA competition As a college swimmer Clapp won two NCAA national championships the 1931 title in the 220 yard freestyle 2 18 0 and 1932 title in the 1 500 meter freestyle 20 02 2 3 After completing his undergraduate degree at Stanford he graduated from the University of California Berkeley s law school At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles California he was a member of the third place U S water polo team that received the bronze medal 1 In 1976 he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame 4 5 See also editList of athletes with Olympic medals in different disciplines List of Olympic medalists in swimming men List of Olympic medalists in water polo men List of Stanford University people World record progression 4 200 metres freestyle relayReferences edit a b c d Sports Reference com Olympic Sports Athletes Austin Clapp Archived 2007 03 08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 24 2013 Sports Reference com Olympic Sports United States Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games Retrieved March 24 2013 HickokSports com Sports History NCAA Men s Swimming amp Diving Champions Archived 2002 02 23 at the Library of Congress Web Archives Retrieved March 24 2013 Austin R Clapp 1976 usawaterpolo org USA Water Polo Archived from the original on 2020 04 04 Retrieved 18 September 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees usawaterpolo org USA Water Polo Archived from the original on 2019 05 31 Retrieved 18 September 2020 External links editAustin Clapp at the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame nbsp Austin Clapp at Olympics com nbsp Austin Clapp at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Austin Clapp amp oldid 1157027677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
