| Wayne Moore | |
| Fullname: | Wayne Richard Moore |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Club: | New Haven Swim Club |
| Collegeteam: | Yale University |
| Birth Date: | November 20, 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Trumbull, Connecticut, U.S. |
Wayne Richard Moore (November 20, 1931 – February 20, 2015) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.[1]
Moore represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, where he won a gold medal in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with U.S. teammates Bill Woolsey, Ford Konno and Jimmy McLane.[2] Individually, Moore also competed in the men's 400-meter freestyle at the 1952 Olympics, finishing in sixth place in the event final.[3]
Moore was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1931, the son of Richard F. and Mary S. Moore. He was a 1945 graduate of Warren Harding High School, and graduated from Yale University in 1953 with a degree in economics. Swimming for the Yale Bulldogs under coach Bob Kiphuth, Moore won NCAA titles in the 220-yard freestyle in 1952 and 440-yard freestyle in 1953.[4] After college, Moore was drafted in the U.S. Army and served during the Korean War.
Moore's father had founded the Moore Special Tool Company, of Bridgeport, a tool and die maker. This specialised in ultra high-precision machine tools, such as jig borers and jig grinders.[5] [6] Wayne went to work for this company in 1953 and in time became its president. In 1970 he authored the book Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy, which is now seen as a standard text for the design of precise and stable machinery.[7] He also became chairman of the National Machine Tool Builders Association (NMTB), the Acme United Corporation, and was a director of the American Precision Museum and the Bridgeport Engineering Institute.[1]
Moore died February 20, 2015; he was 83 years old.[8]