Clyde Swendsen
Kurtz and Swendsen (right) in 1931
Personal information
Full nameClyde Acle Swendsen
BornMay 25, 1895
Port Townsend, Washington, U.S.
DiedDecember 1, 1979 (aged 84)
Ventura, California, U.S.
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportDiving
ClubLos Angeles Athletic Club

Clyde Acle Swendsen (May 25, 1895 – December 1, 1979) was an American diver, water polo player and coach.[1] He won the AAU titles in the 10 m platform in 1918 and in the springboard in 1919–20 and competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. After the Olympics, he had a long career as a diving, swimming and water polo coach. He trained 17 Olympians including Frank Kurtz, Vicki Draves, Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston, Dorothy Poynton-Hill, Harold Smith, Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weissmuller.[2]

Swendsen was born in Washington state, but lived most of his life in Los Angeles.[2] He took up diving in 1914 and also played water polo, becoming a member of the national team in 1920. After that he coached for 14 years at the Los Angeles Athletic Club and the Hollywood Athletic Club and for five years each at University of California, Los Angeles and Hollywood High School. Between 1947 and 1950 he trained the national team of Guatemala. In 1980, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[3][4] In 1991 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Clyde Swendsen". Olympedia. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Clyde Swendsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Clyde A Swendsen (1980)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Archived from the original on April 5, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ "CLYDE SWENDSEN (USA) 1991 Honor Pioneer Diver/Coach/Water Polo". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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