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William Albert Yorzyk, Jr. (born May 29, 1933) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Yorzyk represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, ( Bill Yorzyk ). Retrieved March 21, 2013.〕 He was the first swimmer to win the gold medal in the new men's 200-meter butterfly event, finishing with a time of 2:19.3 in the final.〔〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games, ( Men's 200 metres Butterfly Final ). Retrieved March 21, 2013.〕 Yorzyk continued to swim competitively while he attended medical school at the University of Toronto. He won the U.S. AAU indoor championship in the 220-yard butterfly in 1958. He was awarded the university's Bickle Prize as its outstanding student-athlete in 1958 and 1959.〔International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, ( William Yorzyk (USA) ). Retrieved April 5, 2015.〕 Yorzyk was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1971.〔 ==See also== * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * List of Springfield University alumni 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Yorzyk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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