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| Full name | Allen McIntyre Stack | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1928-01-23)January 23, 1928 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 12, 1999(1999-09-12) (aged 71) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Yale University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Allen McIntyre Stack (January 23, 1928 – September 12, 1999) was an Americancompetition swimmer,Olympic champion, and formerworld record-holder.
Stack won the gold medal in themen's 100-meter backstroke at the1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1] Four years later at the1952 Summer Olympics inHelsinki,Finland. He placed fourth in the final of the same event.[1]
Stack attendedYale University, where he swam for theYale Bulldogs swimming and diving team inNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1947 to 1949. He graduated from Yale with a bachelor's degree in 1949. He served in theU.S. Navy from 1951 to 1954, and graduated fromColumbia University Law School in 1956. He practiced law inHonolulu, Hawaii until 1998.[2]
Stack was inducted into theInternational Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1979.[3]