University of Illinois Athletics

Swimming & Diving • 1911-13

Bill Vosburgh led Illinois to the first three Big Ten swimming team championships held by the conference, while winning 10 individual conference event titles and two relay titles. He was captain of the Illini team as a senior. Vosburgh won four individual titles as a junior in the 40, 100, 220 and 440-yard races. Vosburgh competed on the water polo team at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic games and was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1981. He competed for the AAU Senior National Championship Water Polo team seven times in 1914, '15, '16, '17, '18, '21 and '23. His relay team won the 400-meter national championship in 1914, '15 and '16. He died in 1953 at the age of 62.