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Jim McConica
Personal information
Full nameJames McConica
Nickname"Jim"
National team United States
Born (1950-12-19) December 19, 1950 (age 74)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali 200 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Moscow 1500 m freestyle

James McConica (born December 19, 1950) is an American former competition swimmer and world record-holder.[1] McConica won two gold medals at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, including the men's 400-meter freestyle, and the 4x200-meter freestyle relay.[2] He also received a Pan Am silver medal for his second-place finish in the 200-meter freestyle. The American gold medal team in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay set a new world record of 7:45.8. McConica holds numerous freestyle senior swimming world records in all four age brackets from 50–54 to 65–69.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Nestel, M.L. (December 5, 2017). "Man loses world record swimming medal in California blaze". ABC News.
  2. ^ "Profil" (PDF). usmsswimmer. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "Three More Masters World Records For Jim McConica In Carlsbad". Swimming World Magazine. June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.


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