Norman ross swimmer biography

Norman DeMille Ross (May 2, 1895 – June 19, 1953) was an American competition swimmer who won five events at the Inter-Allied Games in June 1919.
Norman Ross was an American swimmer who won three gold medals at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp and set more than 10 world records.
Norman DeMille Ross was an American competition swimmer who won five events at the Inter-Allied Games in June 1919, held at Joinville-Le-Pont near Paris, and three gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Biography

Ross Swimmer’s Native American heritage and work in real estate law intersected when he performed pro bono work for the Cherokee Nation Housing Authority, later becoming in-house counsel for the Cherokee Nation. He began working for the Nation in an official capacity in 1972 and became Principal Chief in 1975.

He remained in this capacity until 1983 when he left at the request of President Ronald Reagan to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Interior-Indian Affairs. Swimmer was instrumental in helping western tribes secure water rights and providing funds for projects that allowed tribes to use that water for agricultural and business projects on reservations.

Swimmer went on to the law firm of Hall Estill where his focus was again on the betterment of Native American people. His work resulted in several tribal settlements and work for the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw tribes. Swimmer served as president of Cherokee Nation Industries, Inc. before being asked by President George W. Bush and Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton to return to Washington as the direc

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Norman Ross

1908: John Derbyshire, Paul Radmilovic, William Foster, Henry Taylor (GBR)
1912: Cecil Healy, Malcolm Champion, Leslie Boardman, Harold Hardwick (ANZ)
1920: Perry McGillivray, Pua Kealoha, Norman Ross, Duke Kahanamoku (USA)
1924: Johnny Weissmuller, Wally O'Connor, Harry Glancy, Ralph Breyer (USA)
1928: Johnny Weissmuller, Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer, George Kojac (USA)
1932: Masanori Yusa, Yasuji Miyazaki, Takashi Yokoyama, Hisakichi Toyoda (JPN)
1936: Masanori Yusa, Shigeo Sugiura, Shigeo Arai, Masaharu Taguchi (JPN)
1948: Wally Ris, Jimmy McLane, Wally Wolf, Bill Smith (USA)
1952: Wayne Moore, Bill Woolsey, Ford Konno, Jimmy McLane (USA)
1956: Kevin O'Halloran, John Devitt, Murray Rose, Jon Henricks (AUS)
1960: George Harrison, Dick Blick, Mike Troy, Jeff Farrell (USA)
1964: Don Schollander, Steve Clark, Roy Saari, Gary Ilman (USA)
1968: Don Schollander, Mark Spitz, John Nelson, Stephen Rerych (USA)
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Norman Ross
FOR THE RECORD: OLYMPIC GAMES: 1920 gold (400m, 1500m freestyle; 4x200m freestyle relay), 4th (100m freestyle); WORLD RECORDS: 13; U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 18
Not to be outdone by either Cann or Furuhashi, Norman Ross was decorated by General Pershing in world War I., served as aide to Gen. Doolittle in World War II.
In swimming, this great hulk of a man (6 ft. 2 in.–210 lbs.) held 13 FINA world records, won 18 U.S. National championships, held a total of 72 world, national and central U.S. records. He was the first non “trudgen” middle distance freestyler, using a scissor kick, 2 minors and a major as he turned to breathe (very similar to Roy Saari’s kick 40 years later). Ross dominated both the 1919 Allied War Games with 5 firsts and the 1920 Olympics where he won 3 gold medals in the 400 meter freestyle, 1500 meter freestyle and as part of the USA’s 800 meter freestyle relay. He worked out on the end of a rope in a canvas tank on shipboard.
As with most great swimmers of his era, Norman Ross wrangled a trip to