Bill Darnton

William Thomas Darnton (born June 16, 1940) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.[1] Darnton swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the qualifying heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[1][2] He did not receive a medal, however, because under the Olympic swimming rules in effect in 1960, only relay swimmers who competed in the event final were medal-eligible.

Bill Darnton
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Thomas Darnton
Nickname(s)"Bill"
National teamUnited States
Born (1940-06-16) June 16, 1940
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight163 lb (74 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubDetroit Athletic Club
College teamUniversity of Michigan

See also

Darnton was captain of the University of Michigan 1962 Swimming Team where he earned a B.S. in Engineering. He was a member of the Tau Beta Pi academic honorary and a two-time winner of the Fielding H. Yost Award for Michigan's Outstanding Student-Athlete. He broke NCAA records in the 220 and 440 yard freestyle events and Michigan's teams finished 1st (twice), 2nd and 4th in his four years there. He received an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, was a Managing Partner at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and President of the Chicago Athletic Association.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Darnton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Swimming at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2013.


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