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.
Steve Clark, Olympic Swimmer Shadowed by Depression, Dies at 82
Scritto il 02/05/2026