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Full name | John Hare Kasley | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Jack" | |||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Oak Park, Illinois | January 2, 1916|||||||||||||||||
Died | July 16, 1989 Wayne, New Jersey | (aged 73)|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Michigan | |||||||||||||||||
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John Hare Kasley (January 2, 1916 – July 16, 1989) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[1] Kasley competed in the semifinals of the men's 200-meter breaststroke, recording a time of 2:53.4.[1][2]
Kasley attended the University of Michigan, and swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1935 to 1937.[3] During his three-year college swimming career, he won three consecutive NCAA national championships in the 200-yard butterfly (1935, 1936, 1937), and was also a member of Michigan's NCAA-winning teams in the 300-yard medley relay (1935, 1936, 1937).[3][4]