Robert Edward Townsend, Jr. (born September 13, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer, Pan American Games gold medalist, and former world record-holder.
Townsend won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1963 Pan American Games. He participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[1] Under the 1964 Olympic swimming rules, he was ineligible for a medal, however, because he did not swim in the relay final.
Townsend attended Yale University, where he was a standout swimmer for coach Phil Moriarty's Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team from 1963 to 1965. He won an NCAA national championship in the 400-yard individual medley (1963), and three more as a member of winning Yale teams in the 400-yard freestyle relay (1963, 1964, 1965).[2]
^Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, . Retrieved September 25, 2012.
^IvyLeagueSports.com, History of the Ivy league, NCAA Championships (1957–Present) 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
External links
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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townsend, swimmer, robert, edward, townsend, born, september, 1943, american, former, competition, swimmer, american, games, gold, medalist, former, world, record, holder, townsendpersonal, informationfull, namerobert, edward, townsend, nickname, national, tea. Robert Edward Townsend Jr born September 13 1943 is an American former competition swimmer Pan American Games gold medalist and former world record holder Ed TownsendPersonal informationFull nameRobert Edward Townsend Jr Nickname s Ed National teamUnited StatesBorn 1943 09 13 September 13 1943 age 79 Santa Clara CaliforniaHeight6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Weight200 lb 91 kg SportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleClubSanta Clara Swim ClubCollege teamYale UniversityMedal record Men s swimmingRepresenting the United StatesPan American Games1963 Sao Paulo 4x200 m freestyle relayTownsend won a gold medal as a member of the winning U S team in the men s 4 200 meter freestyle relay at the 1963 Pan American Games He participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he swam for the gold medal winning U S team in the preliminary heats of the men s 4 200 meter freestyle relay 1 Under the 1964 Olympic swimming rules he was ineligible for a medal however because he did not swim in the relay final Townsend attended Yale University where he was a standout swimmer for coach Phil Moriarty s Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team from 1963 to 1965 He won an NCAA national championship in the 400 yard individual medley 1963 and three more as a member of winning Yale teams in the 400 yard freestyle relay 1963 1964 1965 2 See also EditList of Yale University people World record progression 4 100 metres freestyle relay World record progression 4 200 metres freestyle relayReferences Edit Sports Reference com Olympic Sports Athletes Ed Townsend Retrieved September 25 2012 IvyLeagueSports com History of the Ivy league NCAA Championships 1957 Present Archived 2014 11 29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 25 2012 External links EditEvans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Ed Townsend Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 This biographical article related to a United States swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ed Townsend swimmer amp oldid 1039486766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
