John Ferris
Personal information
Full nameJohn Edward Ferris
National teamUnited States
Born(1949-07-24)July 24, 1949
Sacramento, California
DiedSeptember 13, 2020(2020-09-13) (aged 71)[1]
Walnut Creek, California
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, individual medley
ClubArden Hills Swim Club
College teamStanford University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City 200 m medley
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tokyo 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1967 Tokyo 400 m medley

John Edward Ferris (July 24, 1949 – September 13, 2020) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and one time world record-holder.

Ferris won two bronze medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City; one in the men's 200-meter individual medley and one in the men's 200-meter butterfly. His third-place finish in the 200-meter individual medley completed an American sweep of the event, with Charlie Hickcox taking first and Greg Buckingham taking second.

Ferris attended Stanford University, where he swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. He received a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly at the 1967 World University Games, where he set a new world-record time of 2:06.0. He also won an NCAA national championship in the 200-yard butterfly in 1969.

Ferris died from lung cancer on September 13, 2020.[2]

See also

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Ferris". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13.


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