fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚɹ æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks sˈʌmɚɹ əlˈɪmpɪks ɪn mˈɛlbɚn, ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, hiː wˈʌn ɐ sˈɪlvɚɹ ɪnðə mˈɛnz fˈoːɹ tˈaɪmz tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪdmˈiːɾɚ fɹˈiːstaɪl ɹˈiːleɪ.
Four years later at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, he won a silver in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.