Norman Ross

Norman DeMille Ross (May 2, 1895 – June 19, 1953) was an American competition swimmer who won five events at the Inter-Allied Games in June 1919, held at Joinville-Le-Pont near Paris, and three gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He set thirteen world records and won eighteen U.S. national championships during his career.^[1]

Norman Ross

Ross broadcasting for WGN Radio, Chicago.
Personal information
Full name	Norman DeMille Ross
Nickname	"The Big Moose"
National team	United States
Born	(1895-05-02)May 2, 1895 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	June 19, 1953(1953-06-19) (aged 58) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, water polo
Club	Illinois Athletic Club
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp 400 m freestyle 1920 Antwerp 1500 m freestyle 1920 Antwerp 4x200 m freestyle relay Inter-Allied Games 1919 Paris 100 m backstroke 1919 Paris 100 m freestyle 1919 Paris 400 m freestyle 1919 Paris 800 m freestyle 1919 Paris 1500 m freestyle

In later years he was a popular Chicago radio personality known to listeners as "Uncle Normie."^[2] His son, Norman A Ross Jr. (1922–2008), was a well-known radio and television host, corporate executive and civic leader in Chicago.^[3][4][5][6]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 200 metres freestyle
• World record progression 400 metres freestyle
• World record progression 800 metres freestyle
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
• Mutiny of the Matoika