Bowen Stassforth

Bowen Dow Stassforth
Stassforth in 1952
Personal information
Full nameBowen Dow Stassforth
National team United States
Born(1926-08-07)August 7, 1926
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 22, 2019(2019-11-22) (aged 93)
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight173 lb (78 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
College teamUniversity of Iowa
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki200 m breaststroke
Pan American Games
1951 Buenos Aires3×100 m medley
1951 Buenos Aires200 m breaststroke
US vs. Japan Dual Meets
1950 Osaka100 m breaststroke
1950 Osaka300 y medley relay
1950 Osaka200 y breaststroke
1950 Osaka100 y breaststroke
1950 Osaka50 y breaststroke
1950 Tokyo100 m breaststroke.
1950 Tokyo200 m breaststroke
Amateur Athletic Union
1952 Outdoor Championships220 yd breaststroke
1952 Outdoor Championships110 yd breaststroke
1952 Indoor Championships220 yd breaststroke
1952 Indoor Championships100 yd breaststroke
1951 Outdoor Championships200 m breaststroke
1950 Outdoor Championships220 yd breaststroke
1950 Outdoor Championships3×110 yd medley
1950 Indoor Championships220 yd breaststroke
1950 Indoor Championships3×110 yd medley
1949 Outdoor Championships200 m breaststroke}
1949 Outdoor Championships3×100 m medley
1949 Indoor Championships3×100 yd medley
1946 Indoor Championships3×100 m medley
1945 Outdoor Championships200 m breaststroke
NCAA
1952 Championships100 yd breaststroke
1950 Championships200 yd breaststroke
1950 Championships100 yd breaststroke

({MedalSilver

1949 Championships3×100 m medley
Big Ten
1952 Championships200 yd Breaststroke
1952 Championships100 yd Breaststroke
1950 Championships200 yd Breaststroke
1950 Championships100 yd Breaststroke
1949 Championships200 yd Breaststroke
1949 Championships3X100 yd Medley Relay

Bowen Dow Stassforth (August 7, 1926 – November 22, 2019) was an American competition swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1952 Olympics and set two world records in the 200-yard (long course) breaststroke. and one world record in the 100 meter (long course) breaststroke