Bill Woolsey

William Tripp Woolsey (September 13, 1934 – June 25, 2022) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion.[1] He represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, where he won a gold medal in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Wayne Moore, Ford Konno and Jimmy McLane.[2] Four years later at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, he won a silver medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Dick Hanley, George Breen and Ford Konno.[3]

Bill Woolsey
Gold medal winning U.S. team of 4 × 200 meters free relay in Helsinki 1952: William Woolsey (at left), Wayne Moore, James McLane and Ford Konno.
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Tripp Woolsey
National teamUnited States
Born(1934-09-13)September 13, 1934
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.
DiedJune 25, 2022(2022-06-25) (aged 87)
California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamIndiana University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Chicago100 m freestyle

Woolsey attended Indiana University, and swam for coach Doc Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.

Woolsey died in California on June 25, 2022, at the age of 87.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. Tsai, Stephen (June 29, 2022). "Olympic gold medalist and McKinley graduate Bill Woolsey enjoyed teaching his love of swimming, dies at 87". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  2. "Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's 4×200 metres freestyle relay". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  3. "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 4×200 metres freestyle relay". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  4. "Bill Woolsey". Olympedia. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  5. "Passages: Bill Woolsey, Olympic Gold Medalist, Hawaiian Legend Dies at 87". Swimming World. June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.


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