An Olympic Silver Medalist In the Pool, Katie Grimes Finishes Top 15 In The Marathon Swim
Marathon swimmers face all sorts of conditions. In Paris, the open-water swimmers faced a mean current.
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Athlete Bio#
Age
69
Hometown
Woodside, CA
Education
Woodside High School (Woodside, Calif.) University of Southern California
Personal
Lived in Italy and England from 4 to 11 years old...Was initially encouraged to play basketball because of his height...Only began swimming as a high school freshman...Earned a degree in psychology from the University of Southern California and went to work for Walt Disney prior to competing at the Olympic Games Montreal 1976...Was the first American swimmer awarded the Trophy of the International Committee for Fair Play in 1977...Has worked for all major networks as a broadcaster and analyst after his retirement from Swimming...Was a member of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games Organizing Committee...Author of three books...Married to wife, Carolyn...Father to one daughter, Christina.Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 5-time Olympic medalist (4 gold, 1 silver)
- Olympic Games Montreal 1976, gold (100m Backstroke - Men, 200m Backstroke - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Men, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men), silver (200m Freestyle - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 1973 – bronze (200m Backstroke - Men)
- Years of participation: 200m Backstroke - Men 1973
- Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
- Bronze – 1973 (200m Backstroke - Men)
Hall Of Fame Bio #
John Naber is a five-time Olympic medalist and former world-record holder in multiple swimming events. The Evanston, Illinois, native was the most decorated Olympian at the Olympic Games Montreal 1976, winning four gold medals, each in world-record time. He won five total medals at the Games, becoming the first swimmer in history to earn two individual medals on the same day of Olympic competition. Naber was named the 1977 James. E. Sullivan Award winner as the nation’s top amateur athlete. He would later serve as the president of the U.S. Olympic Alumni Association, as well as an Olympic flag bearer and three-time Olympic torchbearer.
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