Gordon Chalmers (swimmer) explained

Gordon Chalmers
Birth Date:24 February 1911
Birth Place:Cranford, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.
Player Sport1:Swimming
Player Team2:Franklin & Marshall
Player Sport3:Soccer
Player Years4:c. 1931–1935
Player Team4:Franklin & Marshall
Player Positions:Quarterback
Coach Sport1:Swimming
Coach Years2:1940–1941
Coach Team2:Lafayette
Coach Years3:1941–1942
Coach Team3:Lehigh
Coach Years4:1944–1946
Coach Team4:Lehigh
Coach Years5:1947–1959
Coach Team5:Army
Admin Years1:1959–1966
Admin Team1:Iowa State
Admin Years2:1967–1973
Admin Team2:Indiana State

Gordon H. "Slim" Chalmers (February 24, 1911 – January 18, 2000) was an American swimmer, swimming coach, and college athletics administrator. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] He served as the athletic director at Iowa State University from 1959 to 1966 and at Indiana State University from 1967 to 1973

A resident of East Orange, New Jersey, Chalmers won the title in the 100-yard backstroke at the national interscholastic aquatic champions at Columbia University in March 1930, leading East Orange High School to a second-place team finish.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Gordon Chalmers Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064716/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/gordon-chalmers-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . September 11, 2016.
  2. Staff. "Philadelphia Wins School Title Swim; Catholic High School First With 14 Points in National Meet in Columbia Pool. East Orange Next With 10", The New York Times, March 16, 1930. Accessed September 11, 2016. "Gordon Chalmers of East Orange achieved the outstanding performance in capturing the 100-yard backstroke title."