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Jan 31, 1931 Akron, Ohio, United States Died on 30 May 1955 (aged 24)
American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, U.S. Navy aviator
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About Jack Taylor Swimmer
- Jack George Neil Taylor (January 31, 1931 – May 30, 1955) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
- At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, as a 21-year-old, he received a bronze medal for his third-place finish in the event final of the men's 100-meter backstroke. Taylor was born in Akron, Ohio.
- He attended Ohio State University, where he swam for the Ohio State Buckeyes swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1950 to 1952.
- He later became a naval aviator in the United States Navy; he died practicing aircraft carrier landings near Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba at the age of 24. He is a member of Ohio State University's sports hall of fame.
