Clarke Scholes

Clarke Currie Scholes (November 25, 1930 — February 5, 2010) was an American swimmer who won an Olympic gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1952 Games of Helsinki; he also won gold at the 1955 Pan American Games.^[1]

In 1948, as a Redford High School senior, Scholes won Detroit City League titles in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle. Although not the fastest swimmer in the state, Clarke Scholes was persuaded to swim collegiately for Michigan State University, While under the direction of Coach Charles McCaffree, Clarke was transformed into a five-time All-American and three-time NCAA champion in the 100 yard freestyle.^[2]

Scholes was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1980. In 1992 he was part of the inaugural class 30 inductees into the Michigan State University Sports Hall of Fame and in 2008 he was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, which honors professional and amateur athletes who have played in, or are from, the state of Michigan.

References

1. ^ http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=148
2. ^ http://special.news.msu.edu/msuinchina/documents/MSUsOlympianHeritage.pdf