Steve Clark (swimmer)

Not to be confused with Canadian swimmer Stephen Clarke (swimmer).

Steve Clark
Schollander, Ilman, Austin and Clark display gold medals at 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameStephen Edward Clark
Nickname"Steve"
National teamUnited States
Born (1943-06-17) June 17, 1943 (age 81)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight148 lb (67 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSanta Clara Swim Club
College teamYale University
CoachGeorge Haines
(Santa Clara Swim Club)
Philip Moriarty
(Yale)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m medley relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo 100 m freestyle

Stephen Edward Clark (born June 17, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer for Yale University, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.[1]

Clark attended and swam for Los Altos High School under Hall of Fame Coach Nort Thornton Jr., who would later coach the University of California Berkeley. He qualified for the Olympic team in 1960, while still attending High School. Demonstrating his early mastery of the event, at the March, 1961, AAU National Indoor Swimming Championships in New Haven, Connecticut, Clark set an all-time age group record in the 100-yard freestyle of 46.7. With exceptional talent, the Los Altos High School team was considered strong enough to compete with many Varsity college teams, and competed against the Stanford Freshman team in 1961.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Olympedia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Steve Clark to Swim at Stanford", The Peninsula Times Tribune, Palo Alto, California, 7 April 1961, pg. 23
  3. ^ "Foothill Aquatics Coach Wins Call Swimming Job", The Berkeley Gazette, Berkeley, California, 19 April 1974, pg. 14