Club: Illinois Athletic Club

College: Unknown

High School: Unknown

Playing Record: 1912 - 1924

Participation:

• AAU Sr. National Championship Team indoor 1914, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24
• US Olympic Team 1920 Antwerp BEL VII
• Pan American Game Chairman 1959 Chicago IL

Swimming:

• US Olympic Team 1912 Stockholm SWE
• AAU National Long Distant Champion 1913, 14, 16, 17
• First (1) in St. Louis MO 10 mile swim (3 times)
• AAU National 200 yrd Breaststroke Champion nine (9) yrs in a row 1910 - 1918

Honors:

• Member of the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame
• Elected to the International Swimming Hall of Fame 1969
• A National Swimming Champion at age sixteen

Personal:

• Business - M. J. McDermott & Co. Construction
• Member of the U.S. Navy WWI Dirigible Pilot
• Married, Spouse Minnie, Sister Marie, Brothers Francis, Gerard and Gerald. Married 5/18/1917