Jack Wardrop

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| fullname = John Caldwell Wardrop

| nicknames = "Jack"

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| strokes = Freestyle

| club = Motherwell Swimming Club

| collegeteam = University of Michigan

| coach = Matthew Mann
U of Michigan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1932|5|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

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John Caldwell Wardrop (born 26 May 1932) is a male former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain and Scotland.

Swimming career

While Wardrop was competing for Scotland, he won a silver and bronze medal at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. Wardrop also competed for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, and 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Jack Wardrop |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/jack-wardrop-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035841/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/jack-wardrop-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18}}

=Swimming at Michigan=

Wardrop attended the University of Michigan, where he swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Big Ten Conference competition from 1953 to 1955. He won NCAA national championships in the 220-yard freestyle in 1954 and 1955. He won the 1952 ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title,{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS152129341/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=66829304 |title="Swimming." Times, 29 Sept. 1952, p. 9 |newspaper=The Times|date=29 September 1952 |page=9 }} and the 1950, 1952 and 1954 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle titles {{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS35736316/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=3ebd5aad |title="Swimming." Times, 28 July 1950, p. 2 |newspaper=The Times|date=28 July 1950 |page=2 }}{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS151605051/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=229b9619 |title="Swimming." Times, 27 Sept. 1952, p. 9 |newspaper=The Times|date=27 September 1952 |page=9 }}{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS67588914/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=091c6a9a |title="National Swimming Championships." Times, 18 Sept. 1954, p. 4 |newspaper=The Times|date=18 September 1954 |page=4 }} and the 1950, 1951 and 1952 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle titles.{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS119753469/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=2e7813f4 |title="Swimming." Times, 29 July 1950, p. 7 |newspaper=The Times|date=29 July 1950 |page=7 }}{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS34426137/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=a5df2383 |title="Swimming." Times, 25 Aug. 1951, p. 2 |newspaper=The Times|date=25 August 1951 |page=2 }}

Personal life

He is the twin brother of Bert Wardrop and the pair learned to swim at Motherwell Baths. They were members of the Motherwell Amateur Swimming & Water Polo Club.{{cite web |url=https://www.culturenlmuseums.co.uk/story/motherwells-olympian-swimmers/ |title=Motherwell's Olympian Swimmers |website=Culture NL Museums}}