William Yorzyk (1933-2020) *87
This memorial website was created in memory of William Yorzyk, 87, born on May 29, 1933 and passed away on September 2, 2020.
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was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and onetime world record-holder.
Yorzyk represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He was the first swimmer to win the gold medal in the new 200-meter butterfly event, finishing with a time of 2:19.3 in the final.
Yorzyk continued to swim competitively while he attended medical school at the University of Toronto. Yorzyk served as a physician in the United States Air Force Medical Corps and was commissioned a captain. 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.
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