Background
Clapp grew up on the small island of Nauru, one of three sons of parents who served as medical personnel for the British phosphate mining operations on the island.
Clapp grew up on the small island of Nauru, one of three sons of parents who served as medical personnel for the British phosphate mining operations on the island.
Stanford University; University of California Berkeley School of Law.
The Americans set a new world record of 9:36.2 in the relay event. Individually, he placed fifth overall in the men"s 400-meter freestyle and also competed in the preliminary heats of the men"s 1,500-meter freestyle. After completing his undergraduate degree at Stanford, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley"s law school.
At the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Clapp won a gold medal as a member of the winning United States. team in the men"s 4×200-meter freestyle relay, together with Walter Laufer, George Kojac and Johnny Weissmuller. As a college swimmer, Clapp won two National Collegiate Athletic Association national championships: the 1931 title in the 220-yard freestyle (2:180), and 1932 title in the 1,500-meter freestyle (20:022). At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, California, he was a member of the third-place United States. water polo team that received the bronze medal.
He attended Stanford University, where he was a member of the Stanford Cardinal swimming and water polo teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) competition.
