Bill Heusner
William Wilder Heusner, Jr. (June 28, 1927 – August 9, 2002) was an American competition swimmer and Pan American Games champion.
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| Full name | William Wilder Heusner, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Bill" | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 28, 1927 Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 9, 2002 (aged 75) East Lansing, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||
| College team | Northwestern University | ||||||||||||||||
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Heusner represented the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. He competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 400-meter freestyle, and finished eighth in the final of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle.
At the 1951 Pan American Games, Heusner won the silver medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle, and a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay event, alongside relay teammates Dick Cleveland, Burwell Jones and Ronald Gora.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Heusner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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