Jimmy McLane

Jimmy McLane, born James Price McLane Jr. on 13 September 1930 in Pittsburgh and died on 13 December 2020, was an American competition swimmer and a three-time Olympic champion. An exceptional middle distance swimmer, he competed for Yale University under the coach Robert Kiphuth and set national high school records at Phillips Academy. At the 1948 Olympics in London, as a 17-year-old, he won gold in the 1500 metre freestyle, silver in the 400 metre freestyle and a second gold as part of the American 4x200 metre freestyle relay that set a world record. Four years later at the 1952 Games in Helsinki he won another relay gold swimming the anchor leg of the 4x200 metre freestyle relay. He also won thirteen national championships and held world records.