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Jack Horsley

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Jackson Stewart Horsley (born September 25, 1951) is an American former competition swimmer, American record holder, and Olympic medalist who swam for Indiana University and represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he won a bronze medal in the 200 meter backstroke. He set an American record in the 200 meter backstroke in 1968. After completing medical school at the University of Cincinnati, he later practiced medicine as a Director of the Student Health Center at Central Washington University.[2][3]

Early life and swimming

Horsley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 25, 1951. After a family move, he attended Highline High School in Burien, a suburb of Seattle, Washington, where he graduated in the Spring of 1969.[3][4] His well-educated father held a PHd in Physics which may have influenced Horsley's academic focus in Science. Swimming for Seattle's Red Shield Triton Swim Club, part of the Red Shield Youth Club, on June 27, 1965 in Tacoma, he won the 100 meter backstroke at the Pacific Northwest Junior Olympics in a meet record time of 1:12.6. At the Triton Club he swam under accomplished coach Earl Ellis, a 2011 American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame recipient, who would coach swimming at the University of Washington for 30 years, and train seven Olympians during his career.[5][6] Swimming again for the Tritons, he placed first in the 200 meter backstroke with a time of 2:27.2 and placed second in the 400 and 800 meter freestyles at the Chronicle Park Meet in greater Spokane.[7] Swimming again for the Tritons at the February 3, 1968 AAU Pacific Northwest Swimming Championships, he helped lead the Tritons to a team championship, winning the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:52.2, the 500 freestyle in 4:54.3, and the 100 backstroke in :55.7, with two of his wins in age group record times.[8][9] He would also swim for a period in greater Tacoma at the Tacoma Swim Club under Hall of Fame Coach Dick Hannula.[9]

World and American records

At 16, entering his High School Senior year in 1968, he won the U.S. National Swimming Championship in the 200 meter backstroke, setting a new American record.[10]

El 26 de julio de 1968, como una de las estrellas emergentes de la natación estadounidense, estableció un récord mundial de 8:51.8 en los 880 yardas estilo libre en la competición de natación del Seattle Times en Seattle, Washington, en la piscina Colman. [ 11 ] [ 9 ]

Juegos Olímpicos de la Ciudad de México 1968

El 2 de septiembre de 1968, en las pruebas olímpicas celebradas a principios de septiembre en Long Beach, California, Horsley estableció un nuevo récord estadounidense en los 200 metros espalda, terminando primero con un tiempo de 2:08.74 y superando a su rival Mitch Ivey en el último segundo de la prueba. Ivey nadó en un muy ajustado tiempo de 2:08.82. El primer puesto de Horsley le clasificó para el equipo olímpico de Estados Unidos. [ 10 ] [ 4 ]

Después de viajar a México con el equipo estadounidense, a los 17 años, antes de su último año de preparatoria, compitió en los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de octubre de 1968 en la Ciudad de México, donde ganó una medalla de bronce en los 200 metros espalda el 25 de octubre de 1968. Nadó en 2:10.9 en un final muy reñido detrás del ganador de la medalla de oro Roland Matthes de Alemania Oriental, quien nadó en 2:09.6, y el estadounidense Mitch Ivey , quien nadó en 2:10.6. Ivey fue un rival cercano, con quien había empatado el récord estadounidense en los 200 metros espalda en las pruebas de selección de EE. UU., aunque el tiempo de Horsley fue 0.08 segundos más rápido. Horsley había quedado por delante de Ivey en varias competencias anteriores. [ 3 ]

Después de los Juegos Olímpicos, Horsley nadó en los Juegos Mundiales Universitarios de 1970 pero no obtuvo medalla. [ 9 ]

Universidad de Indiana

He enrolled in Indiana University for the Fall of 1969, where he swam for Hall of Fame coach Doc Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition. As a Freshman, Horsley was anticipating a major in pre-medical studies. A powerful program, the Indiana University swim team won the NCAA Division I championships consecutively from 1971-1974, which included several years of Horsley's tenure with the team.[12] Horsley's teammates included 1972 seven-time Munich Olympic gold medalist Mark Spitz. Horsley began training with Indiana in the summer of 1969, prior to his Indiana Freshman year, with his hand in a cast and plastic bag. The accident occurred earlier at one of Indiana's two a day practices when he smashed his hand into a swimmer in an adjoining lane. Despite the early injury, Horsley would become an All American while at Indiana.[3][10] By March, 1971, his best times in NCAA competition included a 53.8 in the 100 backstroke, and a 1:56.6 in the 200 backstroke.[13]

Professional career

He graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor's degree, and later earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency in Stockton, California, and lived in Ellensburg, Washington after 1979. In Ellensburg, Washington, he worked to become board certified in emergency medicine, and served as the medical director of Central Washington University's student health center.[14][3]

Honors

He was made a member of the Highline High School Hall of Fame in 2000. In 2004, he was admitted to the Pacific Northwest Swimming Hall of Fame.[9][15]

Horsley is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News. 1998. p. 555. ISBN 1573454915.
  2. ↑"Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 200 metres backstroke". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Biografía de Olympia , Jack Horsley " . Olimpia . Consultado el 29 de septiembre de 2025 .
  4. 1 2 Stevenson, Jack,"Horsley's American Mark Stuns in Swimming Trials", The News Tribune , Tacoma, Washington, 3 de septiembre de 1968, pág. 12
  5. ↑ "Salón de la Fama de la ASCA, Earl Ellis" . swimmingcoach.org . Consultado el 30 de septiembre de 2025 .
  6. ↑ "Diecinueve récords de encuentro superados el domingo", The News Tribune , Tacoma, Washington, 28 de junio de 1965, pág. 20
  7. ↑ "Encuentro en Chronicle Park", Spokane Chronicle , Spokane, Washington, 15 de julio de 1967, pág. 9
  8. ↑ "Horsley lleva al equipo de natación de Burien a la victoria", The News Tribune , 4 de febrero de 1968, pág. 32
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Salón de la Fama de la Natación del Pacífico Noroeste, Jack Horsley" (PDF) . gomotionapp.com . Consultado el 20 de septiembre de 2025 .
  10. 1 2 3 Hammel, Bob, Editor de Deportes, "Break pone frenos en marcha", The Herald Times , Bloomington, Indiana, 3 de julio de 1969, pág. 17
  11. ↑ "Colts Shula Sites Terry Cole, Horsley Hot", The Herald-Times , Bloomington, Indiana, 27 de julio de 1968, pág. 12
  12. ↑ "Campeonatos de Natación y Clavados de la División I de la NCAA" . ncaa.com . Consultado el 30 de septiembre de 2025 .
  13. ↑ "Líderes de la NCAA", The Herald-Times , Bloomington, Indiana, 22 de marzo de 1971, pág. 10
  14. ↑ "Nuevo director médico para el Centro de Salud Estudiantil de CWU" . 4 de junio de 2007. Archivado del original el 30 de mayo de 2010.
  15. ↑ "Salón de la Fama de la Escuela Secundaria Highline" . highline-highschool-alumni=foundation.org . Consultado el 30 de septiembre de 2025 .
  16. ↑ Almanaque de la Iglesia del Deseret Morning News de 2009 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2008) pág. 326
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  • Clínica Médica y de Asesoramiento Estudiantil. Archivado el 5 de septiembre de 2015 en Wayback Machine – Perfil del personal médico de la Universidad Central de Washington.