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Schollander

American  
[shoh-lan-der] / ˈʃoʊ læn dər /

noun

  1. Donald Don, born 1946, U.S. swimmer.


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American swimmer Don Schollander took four gold medals, Czechoslovakian gymnast Vera Caslavska won three, and Bob Hayes tied the 100-meter world record of 10.0 seconds, the last Olympics run on a cinder track.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2020

She was a university student from northern Japan who landed a job as an interpreter at the dazzling swimming venue, where American Don Schollander would win four gold medals.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2018

Mark, then 14, joined the club that year, and immediately became a formidable rival of Schollander, who was four years his senior.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like Dink, Olympic Swimming Champion Don Schollander, 20, who brought back four gold medals from Tokyo in 1964, was tapped for Skull & Bones.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I always think of the 200 as my property," said Schollander, then for encores added the 100-meter title and anchored both winning freestyle relays for Santa Clara.

From Time Magazine Archive

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