Jack Wardrop

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Personal information
Full name	John Caldwell Wardrop
Nickname(s)	"Jack"
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1932-05-26) 26 May 1932
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Motherwell Swimming Club
College team	University of Michigan
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Scotland British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 Vancouver 440 yd freestyle 1954 Vancouver 3×110 yd medley

John Caldwell "Jack" Wardrop (born 26 May 1932) is a British former competitive swimmer. While competing for Scotland, Wardrop won a silver and bronze medal at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. Wardrop also competed for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, and 1956 Summer Olympics.

Wardrop attended the University of Michigan, where he swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition from 1953 to 1955. He won NCAA national championships in the 220-yard freestyle in 1954 and 1955.

Wardrop's twin brother, Bert Wardrop, was also an Olympic swimmer.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
• List of University of Michigan alumni
• World record progression 200 metres freestyle

References

• Jack Wardrop biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-01-27.

Records
Preceded by Ford Konno	Men's 200-metre freestyle world record-holder (long course) 4 March 1955 – 8 March 1957	Succeeded by Dick Hanley