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{{Short description|American swimmer (1913–1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Peter Fick
| image = Peter Fick 1939.jpg
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| alt =
| caption = Fick in 1939
| fullname = Peter Joseph Fick
| nicknames =
| national_team = {{USA}}
| strokes = [[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]]
| club = [[New York Athletic Club]]
| collegeteam =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|12|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|8|10|1913|12|12|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Miami, Florida]], U.S.
| height = 
| weight = 
| medaltemplates =
}}

'''Peter Joseph Fick''' (December 12, 1913 – August 10, 1980)<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91527606 Peter Joseph Fick] Find A Grave</ref> was an American competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] and former world record-holder in two events.

Fick represented the United States at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in Berlin, Germany.<ref name=sroprofile>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/peter-fick-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002726/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/peter-fick-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Peter Fick |access-date=January 30, 2013}}</ref> He was the world record-holder and pre-race favorite, but finished sixth overall in the event final of the [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|100-meter freestyle]] with a time of 59.7 seconds.<ref name=sroprofile/><ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/SWI/mens-100-metres-freestyle-final.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417091505/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/SWI/mens-100-metres-freestyle-final.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |title=Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Freestyle Final |access-date=January 30, 2013}}</ref> In 1978 he was inducted into the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]].<ref>[http://www.ishof.org/peter-fick-(usa).html Peter Fick (USA)] – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame</ref>

Fick was married to actress [[Bess Johnson]].<ref name="fjs">{{cite news |last1=Kerr |first1=Adelaide |title=Busy Besses Clean up on Soap Operas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26232517/freeport_journalstandard/ |work=Freeport Journal-Standard |agency=Wide World Features |date=February 27, 1942 |location=Illinois, Freeport |page=7|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = December 14, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> And prior to that, [[Donna Damerel (actress)|Donna Damerel]].

==See also==
* [[List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame]]
* [[World record progression 100 metres freestyle]]
* [[World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay]]

==References==
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{{Footer USA Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:1913 births]]
[[Category:1980 deaths]]
[[Category:Yale Bulldogs men's swimmers]]
[[Category:American male freestyle swimmers]]
[[Category:World record setters in swimming]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers for the United States]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]

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Peter Fick - Revision history

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