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University of Michigan.
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Burwell Jones
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, Jones swam for the gold medal-winning United States. team in the preliminary heats of the men"s 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Jones attended the University of Michigan, where he swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) competition from 1952 to 1954.
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At the 1951 Pan American Games held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he won the bronze medal in the men"s 100-meter backstroke, and a gold medal in the men"s 4×200-meter freestyle relay event, alongside teammates Dick Cleveland, Ronald Gora and Bill Heusner. Although the United States. team finished first, Jones did not receive a medal under the 1952 rules because he did not swim in the event final.
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