Jack Wardrop

John Caldwell "Jack" Wardrop (born 26 May 1932) is a male former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain and Scotland.

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Personal information
Full name	John Caldwell Wardrop
Nickname(s)	"Jack"
Born	26 May 1932
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Motherwell Swimming Club
College team	University of Michigan
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Scotland British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 Vancouver 440 yd freestyle 1954 Vancouver 3×110 yd medley

Swimming career

While Wardrop was competing for Scotland, Wardrop won a silver and bronze medal at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. Wardrop also competed for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, and 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Wardrop attended the University of Michigan, where he swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition from 1953 to 1955. He won NCAA national championships in the 220-yard freestyle in 1954 and 1955. He won the 1952 ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title, [2] and the 1950, 1952 and 1954 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle titles [3][4][5] and the 1950, 1951 and 1952 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle titles.[6][7]

Personal life

He is the twin brother of Bert Wardrop [1] and the pair learned to swim at Motherwell Baths. They were members of the Motherwell Amateur Swimming & Water Polo Club.[8]

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
• List of University of Michigan alumni
• World record progression 200 metres freestyle

References

1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
2. ""Swimming." Times, 29 Sept. 1952, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
3. ""Swimming." Times, 28 July 1950, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.
4. ""Swimming." Times, 27 Sept. 1952, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
5. ""National Swimming Championships." Times, 18 Sept. 1954, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
6. ""Swimming." Times, 29 July 1950, p. 7". Times Digital Archive.
7. ""Swimming." Times, 25 Aug. 1951, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.
8. "Motherwell's Olympian Swimmers". Culture NL Museums.

• Jack Wardrop biography and Olympic results, from https://web.archive.org/web/20100201172906/http://www.sports-reference.com/ retrieved 2010-01-27.