Famous Swimmers

Brian Goodell competes as does Parry O'Brien (shot put Gold medalist '56, '60, '64)

Famous is relative of course but there are plenty of famous swimmers that have competed and do compete in Masters.

Mel, to add one I personally admire, Dave Radcliff. I believe 1956 Olympics. With him at 70 and me 33, he can still beat me!!

If you're looking for former olympians, yes, they compete in masters. Even some of the current superstar swimmers compete in Masters on occasion. At Short Course Nationals in Indy we had a chance to see Gary Hall Jr. and few other members of "The race club"

I maintain the list of all Olympians that have registered for USMS, some swim meets some do not........there are 192 names on this present list. If anyone knows of any Olympian who just began masters, please let me know. I have all the names listed in the post, including Dave Radcliff and myself.

I think he won in 52 and 56 and was second in 60 and fourth in 64. Impressive feat and certainly makes him famous. He's considered the inventor of the throwing style still commonly used.

OK, here's my take on this. The following is a list of names I've seen in one or more USMS meets (or personally encountered). All are US Olympians: Chris Cavanaugh 1980, 84 Rick Colella 1972, 76 Troy Dalbey 1988 Jeff Farrell 1960 Rowdy Gaines 1980, 84 Dave Gillanders 1960 Gary Hall, Jr. 1996, 2000, 2004 Burwell Jones 1952 Susan Jones-Roy 1968 Ron Kavanaugh 1992 Angel Martino 1992, 1996 Don McKenzie 1968 Jim Montgomery 1976 Bill Mulliken 1960 Anita Nall 1992 Sandy Neilson-Bell 1972 Penny Taylor 1948 Roque Santos 1992 Alan Somers 1960 Jane Swagerty-Hill 1968 Sheila Taormina 1996, 2000, 2004 (Two different sports) Mike Troy 1960 Tom Winters 1960 This is not an all-inclusive list. In fact, there are so many Olympians swimming in USMS meets that, if you are lucky enough to be in the fast heat, there will probably be one next to you!! -- Mel

Ahhh, the embarassment of ignorance, Gail. Sorry about the omission & thanks for putting out the info... -- Mel

Come on Gail lets see you list. I was so proud of you at the Trials, you got a great big cheer from all of us! John Moffett has swum masters, from the 80-84 teams. Same for gal in John's video, she was a breaststroker in 88 team with a scottish name.

Here is a list. www.usms.org/.../olympians.htm