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Full name | James Crapo Cristy, Jr. | ||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Jim" | ||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||
Born |
Detroit, Michigan |
January 22, 1913||||||||||||
Died | June 7, 1989 Kalamazoo, Michigan |
(aged 76)||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
Club | Lake Shore Athletic Club | ||||||||||||
College team | University of Michigan | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Crapo Cristy, Jr. (January 22, 1913 – June 7, 1989) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Cristy received a bronze medal for his third-place finish in the men's 1500-meter freestyle, recording a time of 19:39.5 in the event final. He also swam in the men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 1936 Summer Olympics.