Wayne Moore (swimmer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1931
Place of Birth: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Date of Death: 20-Feb-2015
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Wayne Moore (swimmer)
- Wayne Richard Moore (November 20, 1931 – February 20, 2015) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.Moore represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, where he won a gold medal in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with U.S.
- teammates Bill Woolsey, Ford Konno and Jimmy McLane.
- Individually, Moore also competed in the men's 400-meter freestyle at the 1952 Olympics, finishing in sixth place in the event final.Moore was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1931, the son of Richard F.
- and Mary S.
- Moore.
- He was a 1945 graduate of Warren Harding High School, and graduated from Yale University in 1953 with a degree in economics.
- Swimming for the Yale Bulldogs under coach Bob Kiphuth, Moore won NCAA titles in the 220-yard freestyle in 1952 and 440-yard freestyle in 1953.
- After college, Moore was drafted in the U.S.
- Army and served during the Korean War. Moore's father had founded the Moore Special Tool Company, of Bridgeport, a tool and die maker.
- This specialised in ultra high-precision machine tools, such as jig borers and jig grinders.
- Wayne went to work for this company in 1953 and in time became its president.
- In 1970 he authored the book Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy, which is now seen as a standard text for the design of precise and stable machinery.
- He also became chairman of the National Machine Tool Builders Association (NMTB), the Acme United Corporation, and was a director of the American Precision Museum and the Bridgeport Engineering Institute.Moore died February 20, 2015; he was 83 years old.
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