Scott Leary

American swimmer

Scott Leary

Leary circa 1906

Personal information
Full name| John Scott Leary
National team| United States
Born| (1881-12-29)December 29, 1881
Shasta, California
Died| July 1, 1958(1958-07-01) (aged 76)
San Francisco, California
Sport
Sport| Swimming
Strokes| Freestyle
Club| Olympic Club

Medal record

Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
|  1904 St. Louis | 50 yd freestyle
|  1904 St. Louis | 100 yd freestyle

John Scott Leary (December 29, 1881 – July 1, 1958) was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri. He won a silver medal in the 50-yard freestyle and a bronze medal in the 100-yard freestyle.[1]

In June 1901, the San Francisco Call reported that Leary had set a new world record in the 50 yard dash with a time of 29.2 seconds, [2] though it seems probable English swimmer John Derbyshire had already eclipsed that time. In January 1906, the Call reported he had set a new American amateur record in that distance with the time of 26.2, 0.4 seconds faster than the previous record set by J.W. Lawrence in 1905.[3]

In August 1901, the Call reported that Leary had set a new American record in the 100 yard swim by 1:03.5, besting the prior record by 2.5 seconds.[4] In July 1905, it reported he had a set new world record in the event at one minute flat, an improvement of 2.8 seconds on the prior world record.[5]

Leary was later a starting official for swim events.[6]

## See also[edit]

* List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Scott Leary". Olympedia. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
2. ^ (13 June 1901). Scott Leary Breaks the World's Swimming Record for Fifty Yards, The San Francisco Call
3. ^ (13 January 1906). J. Scott Leary Lowers Another Swimming Mark, The San Francisco Call
4. ^ (24 August 1901). Wins Race and Breaks Record, The San Francisco Call
5. ^ (19 July 1905). Leary Breaks World Record, The San Francisco Call
6. ^ (28 June 1913). Record Holder Will Be Starter At Sutro Swims, The San Francisco Call

## External links[edit]

* Scott Leary – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com

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1904 USA Olympic swimming team

Men's team|

* Edgar Adams
* David Bratton
* Charles Daniels
* Billy Dickey
* Gwynne Evans
* Francis Gailey
* David Gaul
* Hugo Goetz
* Leo Goodwin
* David Hammond
* Louis Handley
* Jam Handy
* David Hesser
* Scott Leary
* John Meyers
* Bill Orthwein
* Charles Pyrah
* Amedee Reyburn
* Joe Ruddy
* Newman Samuel
* Marquard Schwarz
* Edwin Swatek
* Raymond Thorne
* Bill Tuttle
* George Van Cleaf

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