Bill Mulliken Explained

Bill Mulliken
Fullname:William Danforth Mulliken
Strokes:Breaststroke
Collegeteam:Miami University
Birth Date:August 27, 1939
Birth Place:Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6feet
Weight:183lb

William Danforth Mulliken (August 27, 1939 – July 17, 2014) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion.

Mulliken represented the United States at the 1959 Pan American Games, where he won the 200-meter breaststroke, his signature event. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he received a gold medal for winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:37.4.[1] [2] [3]

He graduated from Miami University in 1961 with a bachelor's degree, and Harvard University in 1964 with a law degree.[3] [4]

He founded Big Shoulders, a swim event at Ohio Street Beach in 1991 and held annually since.[5] An avid reader, he was an active member, supporter and leader of the Caxton Club of Chicago.[6] He also chaired the capital campaign for Miami University's Library.[4]

His first marriage was to Julia N. Neavolls. They had two daughters and a son before the marriage ended in divorce. He later married Lorna Filippini.[3]

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  1. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=15&sp=SWI "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy– Swimming"
  2. Web site: Bill Mulliken Passes Away . MURedHawks.com - The Official Athletic Website of Miami University . 2014-07-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141024031935/http://www.muredhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26100&ATCLID=209585525 . 2014-10-24 .
  3. Web site: Bill Mulliken, Who Swam to Olympic Gold in 1960, Dies at 74. Daniel E.. Slotnik. July 20, 2014. NYTimes.com.
  4. Web site: William Mulliken Obituary: View William Mulliken's Obituary by Chicago Tribune . Legacy.com . 2014-08-05.
  5. Web site: Club Assistant, LLC . Big Shoulders 5K and 2.5K - Home . Bigshouldersswim.com . 2014-08-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140723233557/http://www.bigshouldersswim.com/w/ . 2014-07-23 .
  6. Web site: The Caxton Club - Home. caxtonclub.org.