Jim McConica
Personal information
Full nameJames McConica
Nickname"Jim"
National team United States
Born (1950-12-19) December 19, 1950
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali 200 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Moscow 1500 m freestyle

James McConica (born December 19, 1950) is an American former competition swimmer and world record-holder.[1] McConica won two gold medals at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, including the men's 400-meter freestyle, and the 4x200-meter freestyle relay.[2] He also received a Pan Am silver medal for his second-place finish in the 200-meter freestyle. The American gold medal team in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay set a new world record of 7:45.8. McConica holds numerous freestyle senior swimming world records in all four age brackets from 50–54 to 65–69.[3]

See also

References

  1. Nestel, M.L. (December 5, 2017). "Man loses world record swimming medal in California blaze". ABC News.
  2. "Profil" (PDF). usmsswimmer. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. "Three More Masters World Records For Jim McConica In Carlsbad". Swimming World Magazine. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.


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