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&sq=&lang=en&file=File:CowellRobertSwimmer.png) Cowell, circa 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Robert Elmer Cowell | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Bob" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 12, 1924 Uniontown, Pennsylvania[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 11, 1960 (aged 35) Athens, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Eloise | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | U.S. Naval Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Elmer Cowell (June 12, 1924 – January 11, 1960) was an American competition swimmer, who competed for the U.S. Naval Academy, a 1948 Olympic silver medalist in the 100-meter backstroke, a 1948 world record holder in the 100-yard backstroke, and a U.S. Navy officer. Cowell served as a U.S. Navy flyer in the Korean conflict.[2][1]
Cowell attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he was a member of the Navy Midshipmen swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1944 to 1946. Traditionally, the team competed against the Ivy League and other schools, though in the 1945-1946 school years, the Navy swim team competed against the highly rated Ivy League teams at Cornell, Princeton, Penn, and Columbia, but not Harvard or Yale, as they often did.[3] He was a member of Navy's NCAA championship team in the 3x100-yard medley relay in 1944, and won the individual NCAA national championship in the 150-yard backstroke in 1946. With the help of Cowell, and other top swimmers, in the 1945-1946 swim season, the USNA swim team performed above expectations and went undefeated with a 9-0 Conference record and an 11-0 overall record. They tied for fourth at the National NCAA championships that season.[4][3][5] He was also the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) national champion in the 100-meter outdoor backstroke in 1945 and the 150-yard indoor backstroke in 1947. In August, 1945, he won the Men's 100-meter backstroke at the National Championship in Ohio with a time of 1:10.6.[6]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Olympediawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Bob Cowell. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ^ a b Navy Swimming & Diving, History Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, pp. 54, 72, 85 (2012).
- ^ "United States Naval Academy, Men's Swimming and Diving Team, Results 1941-1950" (PDF). navysports.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ HickokSports.com, Sports History, NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions Archived 2002-02-23 at the Library of Congress Web Archives. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ "Swim Results, Finals, 100-meter Backstroke", The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, 12 August 1945, pg. 23