George Fissler
1932 Olympic photo, age 25 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | George Robert Fissler | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Dutch" | ||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 13, 1906 New York, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Died | December 18, 1975 (aged 69) Stuart, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Thelma | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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George Robert Fissler (October 13, 1906 – December 18, 1975) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Fissler, who competed for the New York Athletic Club, won a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
Born October 13, 1906 in New York, he first learned to swim in the East River according to a few press accounts, and started swimming and competing in earnest around 1920 at the age of 14 for the New York City Boys Club on New York City's East Side.