Ken Walsh
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Kenneth Marshall "Ken"•Walsh |
| Used name | Ken•Walsh |
| Born | 11 February 1945 in Orange, New Jersey (USA) |
| Measurements | 188 cm / 84 kg |
| Affiliations | Phillips 66, Long Beach (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
In 1967 and 1968, a U.S. foursome made three improvements on the world record for the 400m freestyle relay, and Ken Walsh and Zac Zorn were the only swimmers to be members of all three teams. Walsh was an outstanding relay swimmer, and in addition to his two Olympic golds, was on two winning relay teams at the 1967 Pan-American Games and set a new world record for the 100m on the opening leg of the freestyle relay In individual events, his only major victory came in 1967 when he won the NCAA 100y freestyle for Michigan State.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Ken Walsh | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (2–0–0 1967 Winnipeg SWI gold : 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (2–0–0 1967 Tokyo SWI gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m freestyle – 27 July 1967 - 19 October 1968: 52.6 (27 July 1967; Winnipeg, CAN); 4×100 m freestyle relay – 28 August 1967 - 23 August 1970: 3:32.6 (28 August 1967; Tokyo, JPN), 3:32.5 (3 September 1968; Long Beach, USA), 3:31.7 (17 October 1968; Ciudad de México, MEX); 4×100 m medley relay – 31 August 1967 - 7 November 1967 and 26 October 1968 - 8 September 1970: 3:57.2 (31 August 1967; Tokyo, JPN), 3:54.9 (26 October 1968; Ciudad de México, MEX))