Clyde Swendsen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Coach
SexMale
Full nameClyde Acle•Swendsen
Used nameClyde•Swendsen
Born25 May 1895 in Port Townsend, Washington (USA)
Died1 December 1979 in Ventura, California (USA)
Measurements170 cm
AffiliationsLAAC, Los Angeles (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Clyde Swendsen was born in Washington state, but lived most of his life in Los Angeles. He represented the Los Angeles Athletic Club, and won the 1918 AAU Championship in platform, also winning AAU indoor titles on springboard in 1919-20. After the 1920 Olympics, Swendsen became a diving coach, serving as coach at UCLA for many years and taught, among his many pupils, Olympians Frank Kurtz and Vicki Draves.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) USA Clyde Swendsen
Platform, Men (Olympic) 6 p2 r1/2
Plain High, Men (Olympic) 5 p2 r1/2

Coaching results

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) USA Clyde Swendsen
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) United States =9