Reid Patterson
Encyclopedia
Logan Reid Patterson was born in 1932 in Pineville, Kentucky
. He attended the University of Georgia
where he was a swimmer from 1951-1954. He is a member of the Sigma Chi
Fraternity.
Titles during his tenure at Georgia.https://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=676775&SPID=3563&SPSID=46779 He set six Southeastern Conference
records while in Athens: the 50, 100, and 220 yard freestyles, the 100 and 200 yard backstrokes, and the 150 yard individual medley.http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&KEY=&ATCLID=324025
Patterson finished fourth in the 100 meter freestyle in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. He briefly held the Olympic record
in the event after his first heat.http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/reid-patterson-1.html He later held the World record
in the 50 meter freestyle and the World record
in the 200 meter freestyle relay.http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&KEY=&ATCLID=324025 He held the American record in the 400 meter freestyle and the 400 meter medley relay.http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&KEY=&ATCLID=324025
Pineville, Kentucky
Pineville is a city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,093 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bell County. It is located on a small strip of land between the Cumberland River and Pine Mountain.-History:...
. He attended the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
where he was a swimmer from 1951-1954. He is a member of the Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi is the largest and one of the oldest college Greek-letter secret and social fraternities in North America with 244 active chapters and more than . Sigma Chi was founded on June 28, 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when members split from Delta Kappa Epsilon...
Fraternity.
Swimming Career
He won the NCAA Title in the 100 yard freestyle in 1953http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=678248, setting the American record during the meet.http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2790 Patterson won eight Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
Titles during his tenure at Georgia.https://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=676775&SPID=3563&SPSID=46779 He set six Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
records while in Athens: the 50, 100, and 220 yard freestyles, the 100 and 200 yard backstrokes, and the 150 yard individual medley.http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&KEY=&ATCLID=324025
Patterson finished fourth in the 100 meter freestyle in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. He briefly held the Olympic record
Olympic record
Olympic records are the best performances in a specific event in that event's history in either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games...
in the event after his first heat.http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/reid-patterson-1.html He later held the World record
World record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
in the 50 meter freestyle and the World record
World record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
in the 200 meter freestyle relay.http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&KEY=&ATCLID=324025 He held the American record in the 400 meter freestyle and the 400 meter medley relay.http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&KEY=&ATCLID=324025
Awards
- In 1984, he was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of FameGeorgia Sports Hall of FameThe Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is located in Macon, Georgia. It is the largest state sports hall of fame in America at .-Exhibitions:The Hall of Fame houses over of exhibit space broken down into sections including Hall of Fame Inductees, High School, collegiate sports, Olympic, Paralympic,...
.http://www.gkshof.org/members.html - In 1997, he was inducted into the University of GeorgiaUniversity of GeorgiaThe University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
Circle of Honor.http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=52993&SPID=4107&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=536925