Education
Yale University; Phillips Academy.
Yale University; Phillips Academy.
McLane represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Ris, McLane, Wolf and Smith set a new world record of 8:46.0 in the event final. He also earned a silver medal for his second-place finish in the men"s 400-meter freestyle (4:434), finishing behind fellow American Bill Smith (4:410).
The Americans set a new Olympic record of 8:31.1 in the final.
In individual competition, he finished fourth in the men"s 1,500-meter freestyle (18:515), and seventh in the men"s 400-meter freestyle (4:403). McLane was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Phillips Academy.
He attended Yale University, where he swam for the Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) competition.
He was a member of Skull and Bones, and graduated from Yale in 1953.