Joseph Verdeur

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Joseph Thomas "Joe" Verdeur (born March 7, 1926 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † August 6, 1991 in Bryn Mawr ) was an American swimmer .

At the first Olympic Games after the Second World War , he was able to become Olympic champion over 200 m chest in London in 1948 . In his career he set 19 world records.

In 1966 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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SURNAME Verdeur, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Verdeur, Joseph Thomas Joe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 1991
Place of death Bryn Mawr