Gordon Chalmers (swimmer)

Gordon H. "Slim" Chalmers (February 24, 1911 – January 18, 2000) was an American swimmer, swimming coach, and college athletics administrator. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics.^[1] He served as the athletic director at Iowa State University from 1959 to 1966 and at Indiana State University from 1967 to 1973

Gordon Chalmers

Biographical details
Born	(1911-02-24)February 24, 1911 Cranford, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	January 18, 2000(2000-01-18) (aged 88) Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Swimming
c. 1931–1934	Franklin & Marshall
Soccer
c. 1931–1935	Franklin & Marshall
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Swimming
1940–1941	Lafayette
1941–1942	Lehigh
1944–1946	Lehigh
1947–1959	Army
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1959–1966	Iowa State
1967–1973	Indiana State

A resident of East Orange, New Jersey, Chalmers won the title in the 100-yard backstroke at the national interscholastic aquatic champions at Columbia University in March 1930, leading East Orange High School to a second-place team finish.^[2]