Bill Heusner

William Wilder Heusner, Jr. (June 28, 1927 – August 9, 2002) was an American competition swimmer and Pan American Games champion.

Bill Heusner

Personal information
Full name	William Wilder Heusner, Jr.
Nickname	"Bill"
National team	United States
Born	(1927-06-28)June 28, 1927 Chicago, Illinois
Died	August 9, 2002(2002-08-09) (aged 75) East Lansing, Michigan
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	Northwestern University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Pan American Games 1951 Buenos Aires 4×200 m freestyle 1951 Buenos Aires 400 m freestyle Representing Northwestern NCAA 1948 Ann Arbor 1,500-meter freestyle 1949 Chapel Hill 1,500-meter freestyle

Heusner represented the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. He competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 400-meter freestyle and finished eighth in the final of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle.

At the 1951 Pan American Games, Heusner won the silver medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle. He was also a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay event, alongside relay teammates Dick Cleveland, Burwell Jones, and Ronald Gora.

See also

• List of Northwestern University alumni

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Heusner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.