George Gleason

George Gleason
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Gleason
National team Virgin Islands
Born (1979-08-08) 8 August 1979 (age 45)
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
ClubSt. Croix Dolphins
College teamYale University (U.S.)
CoachFrank Keefe (U.S.)

George Gleason (born August 8, 1979) is a former swimmer from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who specialized in freestyle and backstroke events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), a swimming captain for the Yale Bulldogs, and a graduate of sociology (2001) at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.[2] Gleason also capped his swimming career by an eleventh-place finish in the 200 m backstroke at the NCAA Swimming Championships in College Station, Texas, earning him All-American honors.[3]

  1. ^ "George Gleason". 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  2. ^ "Athlete of the Week: George Gleason". The Yale Herald. 28 January 2000. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. ^ Vaccaro, Ron (28 March 2001). "Gleason takes 11th at NCAA championships". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 23 April 2013.