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He trained for the Olympics partly with the Phillips 66 team in Long Beach California under Hall of Fame Coach [[Don Gambril]], who would also coach him at the 1968 Olympics, with Head Coach [[George Haines]].<ref>Seubold, Mary, "Swimmers Take Pride in Country", ''Progress Bulletin'', Pomona, California, 5 September 1968, pg. 34</ref> In one of his most publicized swims, Zorn set a [[World record progression 100 metres freestyle|world record in the 100 m freestyle]] of 52.6 at the 1968 Olympic Trials in Los Angeles.<ref name=Olympedia/>
He trained for the Olympics partly with the Phillips 66 team in Long Beach California under Hall of Fame Coach [[Don Gambril]], who would also coach him at the 1968 Olympics, with Head Coach [[George Haines]].<ref>Seubold, Mary, "Swimmers Take Pride in Country", ''Progress Bulletin'', Pomona, California, 5 September 1968, pg. 34</ref> In one of his most publicized swims, Zorn set a [[World record progression 100 metres freestyle|world record in the 100 m freestyle]] of 52.6 at the 1968 Olympic Trials in Los Angeles.<ref name=Olympedia/>


At the 1968 Olympics he earned a gold medal in the [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100-meter freestyle relay]] and placed eighth in the [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle|individual 100-meter freestyle]].<ref name=sroprofile>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zo/zac-zorn-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105617/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zo/zac-zorn-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Zac Zorn |access-date=September 19, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Olympedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/51631|title=Olympedia Bio, Zac Zorn|access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref>
At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, he earned a gold medal in the [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100-meter freestyle relay]] and placed eighth in the [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle|individual 100-meter freestyle]].<ref name=sroprofile>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zo/zac-zorn-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105617/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zo/zac-zorn-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Zac Zorn |access-date=September 19, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Olympedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/51631|title=Olympedia Bio, Zac Zorn|access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref>


===Swimming for UCLA===
===Swimming for UCLA===

Revision as of 18:19, 16 July 2024

Zachary Zorn
Zorn at the 1967 Pan American Games
Personal information
Full nameZachary Zorn
Nickname"Zac"
National teamUnited States
Born (1947-03-10) March 10, 1947 (age 77)
Dayton, Ohio
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubPhillips 66, Long Beach
Coach Don Gambril
College teamUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1967 Winnipeg 100 m freestyle
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Tokyo 100 m freestyle

Zachary Zorn (born March 10, 1947) is an American former competition swimmer for the University of California Los Angeles and a 1968 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.[1]

1968 Olympic gold medal

He trained for the Olympics partly with the Phillips 66 team in Long Beach California under Hall of Fame Coach Don Gambril, who would also coach him at the 1968 Olympics, with Head Coach George Haines.[2] In one of his most publicized swims, Zorn set a world record in the 100 m freestyle of 52.6 at the 1968 Olympic Trials in Los Angeles.[1]

At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, he earned a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay and placed eighth in the individual 100-meter freestyle.[3][1]

Swimming for UCLA

Competing in 1968, he won the 100-meter NCAA title competing for University of California, Los Angeles while swimming for Hall of Fame Coach George Haines.[1] At the Santa Clara Invitational, an International Meet in July 1968, he won the 100-meter event in 53.8, beating out Yale swimmer and 1964 Gold medalist Don Schollander.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Olympedia Bio, Zac Zorn". Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ Seubold, Mary, "Swimmers Take Pride in Country", Progress Bulletin, Pomona, California, 5 September 1968, pg. 34
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zac Zorn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  4. ^ "Santa Clara Swim Meet Produces Six World Marks", Santa Maria Times, Santa Maria, California, 8 July 1968, pg.12


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