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Don McKenzie
	McKenzie wearing 1968 Olympic gold medals
Personal information
Full name	Donald Ward McKenzie Jr.
Nickname	"Don"
National team	United States
Born	May 11, 1947; Hollywood, California, U.S.
Died	December 3, 2008 (aged 61); Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Bloomington Swim Club
College team	Indiana University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

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Donald Ward McKenzie Jr. (May 11, 1947 – December 3, 2008) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.^[1]^[2]

Swimming career

McKenzie attended Indiana University, where he swam for coach Doc Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition during the late 1960s. He won an individual NCAA national championship in the 100-yard breaststroke while swimming for the Hoosiers.^[3]

He competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal for winning the men's 100-meter breaststroke. He won a second gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. The first-place team of Charlie Hickcox, McKenzie, Doug Russell and Ken Walsh set a new world-record time of 3:54.9 in the event final.^[4]

McKenzie was inducted as an "Honor Swimmer" into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1989.^[5] In 2000, he was inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame.^[6] He was also inducted posthumously into the Los Angeles Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.^[7]

McKenzie continued to swim after the Olympics. He became a Masters swimmer with the Sierra Nevada Masters and held the men's 50–54 age group 100-yard national breaststroke record with a 1:01.02 in 1998. His record stood until 2010.^[8]

Personal life

As the president of Practice Management Services, he created and supported computer software and systems for medical, dental, and small businesses. He was a real estate investor, counselor, and licensee with Remcor in Reno.^[9] He enjoyed the Sierra Nevada Masters and the Pacific Masters Swimming groups as well as golfing, skiing, target shooting, wood working, and racing cars.

Don was diagnosed with a Stage IV brain tumor (a glioblastoma) in the summer of 2007.^[10] He died on December 3, 2008, due to complications resulting from his brain tumor and was survived by his father and mother, Don and Clarice McKenzie; wife, Syd McKenzie; children, Amy, Ryan and (Andrea), Anne, Emily, and Amanda McKenzie; new granddaughter, Naomi Mackenzie; siblings, Bob and (Kathy) McKenzie and Suzanne and (Steve) Wortman, and a loving family of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends.^[9]

References

^ "Passages: U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Don McKenzie, 61". SwimmingWorldMagazine.com. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Don McKenzie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012.
^ "Indiana University Archives". Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
^ "1968 Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Swimming". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2008.
^ "Don McKenzie". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
^ Honoree: Search Awards: University Honors & Awards: Indiana University^{[dead link‍]}
^ http://www.lavcfoundation.org/pdf/HOF-NewsLetterSpring2011.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "USMS Short Course Yard Nationals: National Records Fall In Bunches". Swimming World News. May 23, 2010. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Don W. McKenzie Jr. Obituary: View Don McKenzie's Obituary by Reno Gazette-Journal
^ "Glioblastoma". American Brain Tumor Association. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

External links

Don McKenzie at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
Don McKenzie at Olympics.com
Don McKenzie at Olympedia

[1] "Passages: U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Don McKenzie, 61". SwimmingWorldMagazine.com. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Don McKenzie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012.

[3] "Indiana University Archives". Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2012.

[db-olymp-1968SWI-4] "1968 Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Swimming". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2008.

[ishofprofile-5] "Don McKenzie". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

[6] Honoree: Search Awards: University Honors & Awards: Indiana University^{[dead link‍]}

[7] ttp://www.lavcfoundation.org/pdf/HOF-NewsLetterSpring2011.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[8] "USMS Short Course Yard Nationals: National Records Fall In Bunches". Swimming World News. May 23, 2010. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013.

[autogenerated1-9] Don W. McKenzie Jr. Obituary: View Don McKenzie's Obituary by Reno Gazette-Journal

[10] "Glioblastoma". American Brain Tumor Association. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

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-'''Donald Ward McKenzie, Jr.''' (May 11, 1947 – December 3, 2008) was an American competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]], Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.<ref>[http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/19804.asp www.swimmingworldmagazine.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/don-mckenzie-1.html www.sports-reference.com]</ref>
+'''Donald Ward McKenzie Jr.''' (May 11, 1947 – December 3, 2008) was an American competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]], Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/19804.asp |title=Passages: U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Don McKenzie, 61 |website=SwimmingWorldMagazine.com |date=December 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825214736/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/19804.asp |archive-date=August 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/don-mckenzie-1.html |title=Don McKenzie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718053341/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/don-mckenzie-1.html |archive-date=2012-07-18 }}</ref>
+==Swimming career==
-McKenzie attended [[Indiana University]], where he swam for coach [[James Counsilman|Doc Counsilman]]'s [[Indiana Hoosiers]] swimming and diving team in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) competition during the late 1960s.  He won an individual NCAA national championship in the 100-yard breaststroke while swimming for the Hoosiers.<ref>[http://www.indiana.edu/~ocmhptst/051603/text/doc.html  "Indiana University Archives"]</ref>
+McKenzie attended [[Indiana University]], where he swam for coach [[James Counsilman|Doc Counsilman]]'s [[Indiana Hoosiers]] swimming and diving team in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) competition during the late 1960s.  He won an individual NCAA national championship in the 100-yard breaststroke while swimming for the Hoosiers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiana.edu/~ocmhptst/051603/text/doc.html |title=Indiana University Archives |access-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-date=October 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002184626/http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eocmhptst/051603/text/doc.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-He competed at the [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Olympic Games]] in [[Mexico City]], where he received a gold medal for winning the [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|men's 100-meter breaststroke]].  He won a second gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|men's 4x100-meter medley relay]].  The first-place team of [[Charlie Hickcox]], McKenzie, [[Doug Russell (swimmer)|Doug Russell]] and [[Ken Walsh]] set a new world record time of 3:54.9 in the event final.<ref name=db-olymp-1968SWI>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=17&sp=SWI "1968 Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Swimming"] – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)</ref>
+He competed at the [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Olympic Games]] in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal for winning the [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke|men's 100-meter breaststroke]].  He won a second gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|men's 4×100-meter medley relay]].  The first-place team of [[Charlie Hickcox]], McKenzie, [[Doug Russell (swimmer)|Doug Russell]] and [[Ken Walsh]] set a new world-record time of 3:54.9 in the event final.<ref name=db-olymp-1968SWI>{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=17&sp=SWI |title=1968 Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Swimming |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=May 1, 2008 |archive-date=August 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820124631/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=17&sp=SWI |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-McKenzie was inducted as an "Honor Swimmer" into the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] in 1989.<ref>[http://www.ishof.org/honorees/89/89dmckenzie.html "International Swimming Hall of Fame"]</ref> In 2000, he was inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.iu.edu/~uha/search-awards/honoree.shtml?honoreeID=3649 Honoree: Search Awards: University Honors & Awards: Indiana University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was also inducted posthumously into the Los Angeles Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.<ref>http://www.lavcfoundation.org/pdf/HOF-NewsLetterSpring2011.pdf</ref>
+McKenzie was inducted as an "Honor Swimmer" into the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] in 1989.<ref name=ishofprofile>{{cite web |url=http://www.ishof.org/don-mckenzie-(usa).html |title=Don McKenzie |website=ISHOF.org |publisher=[[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] |access-date=April 11, 2015 |archive-date=April 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411200112/http://www.ishof.org/don-mckenzie-(usa).html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2000, he was inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.iu.edu/~uha/search-awards/honoree.shtml?honoreeID=3649 Honoree: Search Awards: University Honors & Awards: Indiana University]{{dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref> He was also inducted posthumously into the Los Angeles Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.<ref>http://www.lavcfoundation.org/pdf/HOF-NewsLetterSpring2011.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
-McKenzie continued to swim after the Olympics. He became a Masters swimmer with the Sierra Nevada Masters and held the men's 50–54 age group 100-yard national breaststroke record with a 1:01.02 in 1998. His record stood until 2010.<ref>[http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/24209.asp USMS Short Course Yard Nationals: National Records Fall In Bunches | Swimming World News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+McKenzie continued to swim after the Olympics. He became a Masters swimmer with the Sierra Nevada Masters and held the men's 50–54 age group 100-yard national breaststroke record with a 1:01.02 in 1998. His record stood until 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/24209.asp |title=USMS Short Course Yard Nationals: National Records Fall In Bunches |date=May 23, 2010 |publisher=Swimming World News |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131118022503/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/24209.asp |archive-date=2013-11-18}}</ref>
 == Personal life ==
-As the President of Practice Management Services, he created and supported computer software and systems for medical, dental, and small businesses. He was a real estate investor, counselor, and licensee with Remcor in Reno. <ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/rgj/obituary.aspx?n=don-w-mckenzie&pid=121641730#sthash.4uGQ0kva.dpuf Don W. McKenzie Jr. Obituary: View Don McKenzie's Obituary by Reno Gazette-Journal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He enjoyed the Sierra Nevada Masters and the Pacific Masters Swimming groups as well as golfing, skiing, target shooting, wood working, and racing cars, striving for excellence in all things.
+As the president of Practice Management Services, he created and supported computer software and systems for medical, dental, and small businesses. He was a real estate investor, counselor, and licensee with Remcor in Reno.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/rgj/obituary.aspx?n=don-w-mckenzie&pid=121641730#sthash.4uGQ0kva.dpuf Don W. McKenzie Jr. Obituary: View Don McKenzie's Obituary by Reno Gazette-Journal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He enjoyed the Sierra Nevada Masters and the Pacific Masters Swimming groups as well as golfing, skiing, target shooting, wood working, and racing cars.
-Don was diagnosed with a Stage IV brain tumor (a glioblastoma) in the summer of 2007. <ref>[http://www.abta.org/understanding-brain-tumors/types-of-tumors/glioblastoma.html Glioblastoma | American Brain Tumor Association<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He died on December 3, 2008 due to complications resulting from his brain tumor and was survived by his father and mother, Don and Clarice McKenzie; wife, Syd McKenzie; children, Amy, Ryan and (Andrea), Anne, Emily, and Amanda McKenzie; new granddaughter, Naomi Mackenzie; siblings, Bob and (Kathy) McKenzie and Suzanne and (Steve) Wortman, and a loving family of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends. <ref name=autogenerated1 />
+Don was diagnosed with a Stage IV brain tumor (a [[glioblastoma]]) in the summer of 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.abta.org/understanding-brain-tumors/types-of-tumors/glioblastoma.html |title=Glioblastoma |publisher=American Brain Tumor Association |access-date=2013-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522024527/http://www.abta.org/understanding-brain-tumors/types-of-tumors/glioblastoma.html |archive-date=2013-05-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  He died on December 3, 2008, due to complications resulting from his brain tumor and was survived by his father and mother, Don and Clarice McKenzie; wife, Syd McKenzie; children, Amy, Ryan and (Andrea), Anne, Emily, and Amanda McKenzie; new granddaughter, Naomi Mackenzie; siblings, Bob and (Kathy) McKenzie and Suzanne and (Steve) Wortman, and a loving family of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
 ==See also==
+* [[List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame]]
 * [[List of Indiana University (Bloomington) people]]
 * [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)]]
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 ==External links==
+* {{sports links}}
-* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/don-mckenzie-1.html  Don McKenzie] – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
-* [http://www.ishof.org/Honorees/89/89dmckenzie.html  Don McKenzie (USA)] – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
 {{Footer USA Swimming 1968 Summer Olympics}}
 {{Footer Olympic Champions 100 m Breaststroke Men}}
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+{{Footer NCAA Division I men's swimming and diving championships – men's 100 y breaststroke champions}}
+{{Authority control}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = McKenzie, Don
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = McKenzie, Donald Ward, Jr.; McKenzie, Donald W., Jr.
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = May 11, 1947
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Los Angeles, California, United States
-| DATE OF DEATH     = December 3, 2008
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = Reno, Nevada, United States
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:McKenzie, Don}}
 [[Category:1947 births]]
 [[Category:2008 deaths]]
 [[Category:American male breaststroke swimmers]]
-[[Category:Former world record holders in swimming]]
+[[Category:World record setters in swimming]]
-[[Category:Indiana Hoosiers swimmers]]
+[[Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's swimmers]]
-[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States]]
+[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming]]
-[[Category:Olympic medalists in swimming]]
+[[Category:Swimmers from Los Angeles]]
-[[Category:Olympic swimmers of the United States]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles, California]]
 [[Category:Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Deaths from brain cancer in the United States]]
+[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]

v t e 1968 USA Olympic swimming team
Men's Team	Larry Barbiere Brent Berk Greg Buckingham Mike Burton John Ferris Gary Hall Charlie Hickcox Jack Horsley Mitch Ivey Chet Jastremski Brian Job David Johnson William Johnson John Kinsella Philip Long Don McKenzie Ken Merten Ronnie Mills John Nelson David Perkowski Stephen Rerych Carl Robie Doug Russell Don Schollander Andy Strenk Mark Spitz Ross Wales Michael Wall Ken Walsh Zac Zorn
Women's Team	Susie Atwood Catie Ball Jane Barkman Patty Caretto Ellie Daniel Diane Giebel Linda Gustavson Kaye Hall Jan Henne Toni Hewitt Cathy Jamison Suzy Jones Claudia Kolb Pam Kruse Kendis Moore Debbie Meyer Susan Pedersen Susan Pitt Susan Shields Jane Swagerty Lynn Vidali Lillian Watson Sharon Wichman
Staff	Sherman Chavoor (women's head coach) Frank Elm (assistant) Don Gambril (assistant) George Haines (men's head coach) Bill Lippman, Jr. (manager) Olive Mucha (assistant) Edwin Olson (assistant) Kenneth Treadway (manager)