John Ferris (swimmer)

John Edward Ferris (born July 24, 1949) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.

John Ferris

Personal information
Full name	John Edward Ferris
National team	United States
Born	(1949-07-24) July 24, 1949 Sacramento, California
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, individual medley
Club	Arden Hills Swim Club
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 200 m butterfly 1968 Mexico City 200 m medley Universiade 1967 Tokyo 200 m butterfly 1970 Turin 100 m butterfly 1970 Turin 200 m butterfly 1970 Turin 4×100 m medley 1967 Tokyo 400 m medley

Ferris won two bronze medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City: one in the men's 200-meter individual medley and one in the men's 200-meter butterfly. His third-place finish in the 200-meter individual medley completed an American sweep of the event, with Charlie Hickcox taking first and Greg Buckingham taking second.

Ferris attended Stanford University, where he swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. He received a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly at the 1967 World University Games, where he set a new world-record time of 2:06.0. He also won an NCAA national championship in the 200-yard butterfly in 1969.