Jim McConica

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Jim McConica
Personal information
Full nameJames McConica
Nickname(s)"Jim"
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1950-12-19) December 19, 1950 (age 72)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
College team University of Southern California
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Cali 400 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Cali 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1971 Cali 200 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Turin 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Turin 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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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  2. "Profil" (PDF). usmsswimmer. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. "Three More Masters World Records For Jim McConica In Carlsbad". Swimming World Magazine . 20 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.