Austin Clapp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Austin Clapp

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1910

Place of Birth: Farmington, New Hampshire, United States

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1971

Profession: swimmer, water polo player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Austin Rhone Clapp (November 8, 1910 – December 22, 1971) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.Clapp grew up on the small island of Nauru, one of three sons of parents who served as medical personnel for the British phosphate mining operations on the island. At the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Clapp won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S.
team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, together with Walter Laufer, George Kojac and Johnny Weissmuller.
The Americans set a new world record of 9:36.2 in the relay event.
Individually, he placed fifth overall in the men's 400-meter freestyle and also competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle.He attended Stanford University, where he was a member of the Stanford Cardinal swimming and water polo teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.
As a college swimmer, Clapp won two NCAA national championships: the 1931 title in the 220-yard freestyle (2:18.0), and 1932 title in the 1,500-meter freestyle (20:02.2).
After completing his undergraduate degree at Stanford, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley's law school. At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, California, he was a member of the third-place U.S.
water polo team that received the bronze medal.