Jean Taris

Jean Taris

Jean Taris in 1929
Personal information
Born	6 July 1909 Versailles, France
Died	10 January 1977 (aged 67) Grasse, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	SCUF, Paris CN Paris
Medal record Representing  France Olympics Games 1932 Los Angeles 400 m freestyle European Championships 1931 Paris 400 m freestyle 1934 Magdeburg 400 m freestyle 1934 Magdeburg 1500 m freestyle

Jean Charles Émile Taris (6 July 1909 – 10 January 1977) was a French swimmer who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

In 1928, he was eliminated in the heats of the 4×200 m freestyle relay and 1500 m freestyle. In 1932 he won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle, 0.1 seconds behind Buster Crabbe,^[1] and finished sixth in the 1500 m freestyle. In 1936 he placed fourth in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and sixth in the 400 m freestyle.^[2]

Taris was the subject of Jean Vigo's short film Jean Taris, Swimming Champion in 1930. He won two European titles in 1934, and finished second in the 400 m freestyle in 1931, 0.2 seconds behind István Bárány. In 1984 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. During his career Taris set 7 world and 49 national records, and won 34 national titles. He won the Seine river 8 km race four times.^[1]

See also

• World record progression 400 metres freestyle
• World record progression 800 metres freestyle

References