George Schroth
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| Full name | George Edward Schroth | |||||||||||
| National team | USA | |||||||||||
| Born | December 31, 1899 Sacramento, California, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | January 26, 1989 (aged 89) Los Molinos, California, United States | |||||||||||
| Occupations | Coach, Swimming, Water Polo *SF Olympic Club *UC Berkeley | |||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Frances Cowells Schroth Mary "Kay" Schroth | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming Water polo | |||||||||||
| College team | St. Mary's College Moraga, California | |||||||||||
| Club | San Francisco Olympic Club | |||||||||||
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George Edward Schroth (December 31, 1899 – January 26, 1989) was an American swimmer and water polo player who won a bronze medal in Water Polo in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and placed fifth in Water Polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
Schroth was born December 31, 1899 in Sacramento, California. He attended Sacramento High School, California's second oldest public High School, and played Water Polo from 1918-1921 during his High School years. He later attended St. Mary's College, in Moraga, California, where he competed from 1922-1925.