Pete Desjardins: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 02, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 08, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Jan 24, 2024
Add new Web site: International Swimming Hall of Fame - Biography of Pete Desjardins. Aug 24, 2018
Add new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Pete Desjardins. Dec 04, 2011
Added photograph. Aug 11, 2009
Article updated with new information on Desjardins' place of death, his platform win at the 1928 Olympics, and the others suspended with him by the AAU, which were provided by Daniel Desjardins. Jun 30, 2009
Added Hall of Fame induction. Feb 18, 2009
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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