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'''Arthur Raymond Highland''' (December 17, 1911 – March 17, 1995) was an American competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who represented the United States in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in [[Berlin, Germany]]. |
'''Arthur Raymond Highland''' (December 17, 1911 – March 17, 1995) was an American competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who represented the United States in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in [[Berlin, Germany]]. |
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===Northwestern University=== |
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Highland swam for Northwestern University from 1932-1934. He took varsity letters in three years, and in 1934 served as captain of the men's swimming team. He was a Big Ten Champion three times, and a national champion twice.{{cite web|url=https://nusports.com/sports/2015/3/18/GEN_20140101209|title=Northwestern University Sports Hall of Fame|website=nusports.com|access-date=18 November 2024}}</ref> |
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Swimming anchor in the 300-yard medley relay for Northwestern University, he helped set a new national intercollegiate record of 3:05.8 at the National Collegiate Association Championships in New Haven, Connecticut on March 25, 1933. Highland clinched the win and helped Northwestern take the team title by passing the second-place swimmer from Yale in the last few yards.<ref>"Northwestern Wins National Swim Title", ''Chicago Tribune'', Chicago, Illinois, 26 March 1933, pg. 23</ref> |
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Highland captured the 1934 AAU championship in the 100 freestyle.<ref name=Olympedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/51403|title=Olympedia Bio, Arthur Highland|website=olympedia.org|access-date=18 November 2024}}</ref> |
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===1936 Berlin Olympics=== |
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Highland competed in the semifinals of the [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|100-meter freestyle]], and recorded the eighth-best overall time of 59.4 seconds.<ref name=sr/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 12:44, 18 November 2024
 Highland in 1934 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Arthur Raymond Highland |
| Nickname | "Art" |
| National team |  United States |
| Born | December 17, 1911 Aurora, Illinois |
| Died | March 17, 1995 (aged 83) San Diego, California |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Lake Shore Athletic Club |
| College team | Northwestern University |
Arthur Raymond Highland (December 17, 1911 – March 17, 1995) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
Northwestern University
Highland swam for Northwestern University from 1932-1934. He took varsity letters in three years, and in 1934 served as captain of the men's swimming team. He was a Big Ten Champion three times, and a national champion twice."Northwestern University Sports Hall of Fame". nusports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.</ref>
Swimming anchor in the 300-yard medley relay for Northwestern University, he helped set a new national intercollegiate record of 3:05.8 at the National Collegiate Association Championships in New Haven, Connecticut on March 25, 1933. Highland clinched the win and helped Northwestern take the team title by passing the second-place swimmer from Yale in the last few yards.[1]
Highland captured the 1934 AAU championship in the 100 freestyle.[2]
1936 Berlin Olympics
Highland competed in the semifinals of the 100-meter freestyle, and recorded the eighth-best overall time of 59.4 seconds.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Northwestern Wins National Swim Title", Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 26 March 1933, pg. 23
- ^ "Olympedia Bio, Arthur Highland". olympedia.org. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arthur Highland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
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