William Smith (swimmer)
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| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  United States |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Men's swimming | |||
| Gold | 1948 London | 4×200 m freestyle relay | |
| Gold | 1948 London | 400 m freestyle | |
William Smith (born May 16, 1924) was one of the greatest competitive swimmers of the first half of the 20th century. He was a four-time All-American on the Ohio State University swim team. He was undefeated in fours years of duel meet competition. He set seven world records and won fourteen National Championships: seven NCAA, six NAAU indoor and one NAAU outdoor. He won two gold medals at the 1948 Olympic Games in the 400 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay. Smith held all the world records between the 200 and 1000-meter freestyle.
