John Ferris
Olympic athlete
1949 –
Who is John Ferris?
John Edward Ferris is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
Ferris won two bronze medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico: 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 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.
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- Born
- Jul 24, 1949
Sacramento - Also known as
- John Edward Ferris
- Education
- Stanford University
- Lived in
- Sacramento
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on July 23, 2013
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