Arthur Austin

Arthur Austin Jr. was an American swimmer and water polo player who won a bronze medal in water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and competed in water polo and swimming with Stanford University from around 1919-1923. After marrying in 1928, he worked as a water polo official and referee from 1932-1947, for the Illinois Pacific Coast Company as an import broker, as a sales manager for Anchor Hocking Glass. He remained active in the water polo and sports community, serving for a time as a chair for both the National AAU Water Polo Committee, and the U.S. Olympic Games Committee.