Edwin Gilbert | |
Fullname: | Edwin Fisher Gilbert |
National Team: | United States |
Strokes: | Freestyle |
Collegeteam: | University of Texas |
Birth Date: | June 22, 1929 |
Birth Place: | Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
Death Date: | [1] |
Edwin Fisher Gilbert (June 22, 1929 - November 7, 2020) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[2] He competed for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the qualifying heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[2] [3] Gilbert did not receive a medal under the Olympic swimming rules in effect in 1948; only relay swimmers who competed in the event final were medal-eligible.