Steve Clark, Olympic Swimmer Shadowed by Depression, Dies at 82

Scritto il 03/05/2026
da Jeré Longman

A three-time gold medalist in the 1960s, he was a champion when athletes were expected to be stoic and vulnerability was viewed as a sign of mental weakness.Steve Clark, at right, as a member of the American swim team at the 1964 Olympic Games. The others, from left, were Don Schollander, Gary Ilman and Mike Austin.