Alfred Loomis (sailor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Loomis (sailor)

Sailor and investment banker

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1913

Place of Birth: Orange County, New York, United States

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1994

Profession: sailor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alfred L.
Loomis, Jr.
(April 15, 1913 – September 7, 1994) was a pioneering investment banker and an American sailor and Olympic champion.
He won the Bermuda race twice.
In 1977, he was manager of the Independence-Courageous syndicate, the yachting team that successfully defended the America's Cup that year. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Uanoria, together with Herman Whiton, James Smith, Michael Mooney, who later married his daughter, Nancy, and James Weekes.He graduated from Harvard University in 1935 and from Harvard Law School in 1939.