Peter Fick

Peter Joseph Fick (December 12, 1913 – August 10, 1980)^[1] was an American competition swimmer and former world record-holder in two events.

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Fick in 1939
Personal information
Full name	Peter Joseph Fick
National team	United States
Born	(1913-12-12)December 12, 1913
Died	August 10, 1980(1980-08-10) (aged 66) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	New York Athletic Club
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Fick represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.^[2] He was the world record-holder and pre-race favorite, but finished sixth overall in the event final of the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 59.7 seconds.^[2][3] In 1978 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.^[4]

Fick was married to actress Bess Johnson.^[5] And prior to that, Donna Damerel.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peter Fick.

1. ^ Peter Joseph Fick Find A Grave
2. ^ ^{a b} Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Fick". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Freestyle Final". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
4. ^ Peter Fick (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
5. ^ Kerr, Adelaide (February 27, 1942). "Busy Besses Clean up on Soap Operas". Freeport Journal-Standard. Illinois, Freeport. Wide World Features. p. 7. Retrieved December 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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