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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|American water polo player (1939–2005)}}<br />
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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Chuck Bittick<br />
| image = Chuck Bittick 1961.jpg<br />
| image_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --><br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Bittick in 1961<br />
| fullname = Charles Greene Bittick Jr.<br />
| national_team = {{USA}}<br />
| sport = Swimming, [[water polo]]<br />
| club = <br />
| collegeteam =<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|11|2|mf=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[El Reno, Oklahoma]], U.S.<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|4|28|1939|11|2|mf=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Yorba Linda, California]], U.S.<br />
| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
| weight = {{convert|88|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<br />
| medaltemplates =<br />
{{MedalCountry | the United States}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver | [[1959 Pan American Games|1959 Chicago]] | [[Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games|100 m backstroke]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver | [[1963 Pan American Games|1963 São Paulo]] | [[Swimming at the 1963 Pan American Games|100 m backstroke]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver | [[1963 Pan American Games|1963 São Paulo]] | [[Water polo at the 1963 Pan American Games|Water polo]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry | [[USC Trojans swimming and diving|USC]] }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[NCAA Division I men's swimming and diving championships|NCAA]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[1960 NCAA swimming and diving championships|1960 University Park]] | Team title}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[1960 NCAA swimming and diving championships|1960 University Park]] | 100 yard backstroke}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[1960 NCAA swimming and diving championships|1960 University Park]] | 200 yard backstroke}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Charles Greene Bittick Jr.''' (November 2, 1939 – April 28, 2005) was an American [[water polo]] player and swimmer. He was a member of the American water polo team that finished seventh at the [[Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Olympics]]. He played five matches and scored three goals. He won three silver medals, two in the 100 m backstroke and one in water polo, at the Pan American Games in 1959–63. In 1960, Bittick briefly held the world record in the [[World record progression 200 metres backstroke|200 m backstroke]], and in 1961 he won the 400 yd medley event at the AAU championships, setting a new national record.<ref>[[:File:Chuck Bittick 1961.jpg]]</ref> After retiring from competitions he settled in [[Yorba Linda, California]], where he worked as a broker for Farmer's Insurance. He remained active in recreational sports, and in 1997 climbed [[Mount Rainier]]; he also crossed the [[Sea of Cortés]] in a kayak, together with his brother.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073445/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/chuck-bittick-1.html Chuck Bittick]. sports-reference.com</ref><br />
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In 1979, he was inducted into the [[USA Water Polo Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles C Bittick (1979) |url=https://usawaterpolo.org/hof.aspx?hof=114 |website=usawaterpolo.org |publisher=USA Water Polo |access-date=18 September 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404224421/https://usawaterpolo.org/hof.aspx?hof=114 |archive-date=2020-04-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://usawaterpolo.org/sports/2018/11/28/trads-hof-inductees-html.aspx |website=usawaterpolo.org |publisher=USA Water Polo |access-date=18 September 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531173820/https://usawaterpolo.org/sports/2018/11/28/trads-hof-inductees-html.aspx |archive-date=2019-05-31 }}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1939 births]]<br />
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[[Category:American male water polo players]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic water polo players for the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:USC Trojans men's water polo players]]<br />
[[Category:USC Trojans men's swimmers]]<br />
[[Category:American male backstroke swimmers]]<br />
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1959 Pan American Games]]<br />
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1963 Pan American Games]]<br />
[[Category:Water polo players at the 1963 Pan American Games]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games]]<br />
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming]]<br />
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in water polo]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]<br />
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