John Nelson (swimmer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion
Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1948
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About John Nelson (swimmer)
- John Maurer Nelson (born June 8, 1948) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Nelson was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Pompano Beach High School in Pompano Beach, Florida.
- He enrolled in Yale University, where he swam for coach Phil Moriarty's Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team, which included other Olympic-caliber swimmers such as Don Schollander. At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Nelson received a silver medal for his second-place finish in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle.
- Four years later, he competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay beside his teammates Stephen Rerych, Mark Spitz and Schollander.
- In individual competition, he received the bronze medal for his third-place finish in the men's 200-meter freestyle.Nelson improved the world record on the 400-meter freestyle (long course) on August 18, 1966 (4:11.8), only to be beaten by Schollander, his American teammate, on the same day (4:11.6).
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