Nickname(s) "Tom" Name Tom Blankenburg Strokes Breaststroke | Sport Swimming National team United States | |
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Full name Thomas Jean William Blankenburg Born September 2, 1909 ( 1909-09-02 ) Spokane, Washington Died March 29, 1979(1979-03-29) (aged 69)
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Thomas Jean William Blankenburg (September 2, 1909 – March 29, 1979) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Blankenburg advanced to the semifinals of the men's 200-meter breaststroke and placed ninth overall in the final standings.
Blankenburg later attended the University of Oregon. He qualified as a member of the U.S. swimming team for the 1932 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified as a "professional" when it was disclosed that he had worked as lifeguard.
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