Biographical details | |
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Born | Cranford, New Jersey, U.S. | February 24, 1911
Died | January 18, 2000 Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 88)
Playing career | |
Swimming | |
c. 1931–1934 | Franklin & Marshall |
Soccer | |
c. 1931–1935 | Franklin & Marshall |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Swimming | |
1940–1941 | Lafayette |
1941–1942 | Lehigh |
1944–1946 | Lehigh |
1947–1959 | Army |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1959–1966 | Iowa State |
1967–1973 | Indiana State |
Gordon H. "Slim" Chalmers (February 24, 1911 – January 18, 2000) was an American swimmer, swimming coach, and college athletics administrator. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics. [1] He served as the athletic director at Iowa State University from 1959 to 1966 and at Indiana State University from 1967 to 1973
A resident of East Orange, New Jersey, Chalmers won the title in the 100-yard backstroke at the national interscholastic aquatic champions at Columbia University in March 1930, leading East Orange High School to a second-place team finish. [2]