Education
University of Texas at Austin.
University of Texas at Austin.
As a 13-year-old at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Flanagan competed in the semifinals of the men"s 1,500-meter freestyle. Individually, he finished fourth in the men"s 400-meter freestyle and fifth in the men"s 1,500-meter freestyle. Flanagan was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1978.