Leo Goodwin (swimmer)
Goodwin c. 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leo Joseph Goodwin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Budd" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 13, 1883 New York City, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 25, 1957 (aged 73) New York City, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club NYAC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Gus Sundstrom (NYAC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leo Joseph "Bud" Goodwin (November 13, 1883 – May 25, 1957) was an American swimmer, diver, and water polo player who competed for the New York Athletic Club. He participated for the U.S. in the 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics and won two gold and two bronze medals in events that encompassed all three disciplines.
Goodwin was born on November 13, 1883, in New York City, and like many outstanding swimmers in the area, swam for the New York Athletic Club, than managed by Hall of Fame Coach Gus Sundstrom. His training and competition were abruptly interrupted when he nearly lost his arm from blood poisoning at age 22 in 1906. Dr. Dave Hennen, a swimmer from his club and a famous surgeon, dissected his entire forearm while cleaning it from poison, then re-assembled the veins, muscles and ligaments. Goodwin quickly recovered, but was unfit for the 1906 Intercalated Olympic Games scheduled to be held in Athens.