Edwin Swatek
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Edwin Paul Swatek was an American
backstroke swimmer and water polo
player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Illinois
and died in Ventura, California
.
In the 1904 Olympics he won a silver medal as a member of Chicago Athletic Association water polo team. He also competed in 100 yard backstroke event
, but without winning a medal. It is also possible that he participated in the 50 yard freestyle competition
and in the 100 yard freestyle event
.
United States
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backstroke swimmer and water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
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He was born in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
and died in Ventura, California
Ventura, California
Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. The population was 106,433 at the 2010 census, up from 100,916 at the 2000 census. Ventura is accessible via U.S...
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In the 1904 Olympics he won a silver medal as a member of Chicago Athletic Association water polo team. He also competed in 100 yard backstroke event
Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 yard backstroke
The men's 100 yard backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the event was held at such a distance at the Olympics and the only time yards rather than metres were used....
, but without winning a medal. It is also possible that he participated in the 50 yard freestyle competition
Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 yard freestyle
The men's 50 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the short-distance event was held at the Olympics, and the only time the distance of 50 yards was used...
and in the 100 yard freestyle event
Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 yard freestyle
The men's 100 yard freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held at the Olympics, though the only time yards were used instead of metres....
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