 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muna 1936 akava mutambi wokutanga wekushambira weYale kukwikwidza muMitambo yeOlympic. MuBerlin mukutanga kwaAugust, akahwina menduru yesirivheri mumutambo we4 × 200 m freestyle relay Nyamavhuvhu 11, achishambira gumbo rechipiri; nguva yeUSA maminetsi 9 nemasekondi 3.0 uye aive wechina mumutambo wake wekupedzisira we400 m freestyle chiitiko uye haana kufambira mberi kusvika kumakwikwi ekupedzisira evarume vatanhatu. Nokukurumidza pashure pamaOlympics, mitezo yetimu yokuS. yokushambira, kubatanidza Macionis, yakatora rutivi mumisangano yokushambira yead hoc muEurope. Nemhaka yeHondo Yenyika II, Mitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya1940yakadzimwa, zvisinei dare rakagadzwa neInternational Swimming Hall of Fame rakazivisa vanoshambira veU.S. avo vangadai vakakwanirisa nokuda kweChikwata cheOlympic gore iroro. Macionis akanga ari mumwe weavo vaizivikanwa zvikuru. Iyewo ari nhengo yePennsylvania Swimming Hall of Fame muState College, Pennsylvania. 