William Slater (swimmer)
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 Slater, U. Penn Sr. Photo, 1962 | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | William George McKenzie Slater | |||||||||||
Nickname | Bill | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1940 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||
| Died | 2 February 2019 (aged 78)[1] | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Investment Manager | |||||||||||
Spouse | Carol | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | |||||||||||
| Club | Canadian Dolphins Vancouver, B.C. | |||||||||||
| College team | University of Pennsylvania | |||||||||||
| Coach | Howard Firby (Dolphins) William Campbell (U. Penn) | |||||||||||
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William "Bill" George McKenzie Slater (18 April 1940 – 2 February 2019) was a Canadian swimmer who competed in his youth for Vancouver's Canadian Dolphins and represented Canada in two freestyle events at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. During his noteworthy swimming career, he established just under 20 Canadian records spanning various distances. After graduating the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Economics in 1962, he worked as an Investment Manager.[2]
Born April 18, 1940, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Beginning to swim at 13, Slater was coached in his youth by Hall of Fame Coach Howard Firby after 1956 with the Vancouver Dolphins and earlier with Firby's Vancouver Amateur Swim Club. Firby started the Dolphins in 1955 with William Stewart, the father of Canadian Olympian Mary Stewart, who was one of the original members. Future Canadian Olympians Mary Stewart and her sister Helen trained with Slater during practices of the Dolphin Club. In its early years, the team met at Vancouver's Crystal Pool at Sunset Beach, but moved to the Vancouver Aquatic Center in 1974. The Dolphins won six national team championships between 1961–1967, with the exception of the year 1965. A strong program, their swimmers set 11 world records and over 300 Canadian National records.[3][2][4][5]
