Updated February 01, 2013
What are former Olympic swimmers up to now? There have been many great swimming stars in the Olympics over the years - find out what your favorites have been doing since they achieved Olympic glory. Someone missing? Have an Update? Let me know and I will try to track them down.
- Mark Spitz: Winner of 7 gold medals in one Olympic games, Mark is a motivational speaker living in Los Angeles. (markspitzusa.com)
- John Naber: John won 4 Gold Medals at the 1976 games. He now does motivational speaking, authors books, and is a broadcaster for sporting events.(johnnaber.com)
- Pablo Morales: He won three gold and two silver medals in the 1984 and 1992 Games. Pablo co-founded the swim gear company Finis, and is the Nebraska Husker's head swimming and diving coach.
- Rowdy Gaines: 100m freestyle and relay Gold Medalist at the 1984 games, missed out on his best years due to the 1980 US boycott. Now lives in Colorado, is often heard as a TV commentator for swiming events, and is the Executive director of Rowdys kids with The Limu Company. (rowdygaines.com)
- Brian Goodell: 400m and 1500m freestyle Gold Medalist at the 1976 Olympics. Brian is a motivational speaker and lives in California. (USA Swimming)
- Adolph Kiefer: Gold medal backstroke swimmer at the Berlin games of 1934, Kiefer later founded a swimming supply business in Zion, IL and still swims every day. (USA Swimming)
- Jim Montgomery: First man under 50-seconds in the 100m freestyle, 1976 Gold Medalist. Since 1998, among other swimming-related things, Jim has served as aquatics director and head varsity swim coach at Greenhill School in Dallas, Texas.
- Don Schollander: He won 4 Gold Medals at the 1964 Olympic Games. He now lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon and manages his real estate development firm.
- Tim Shaw: Won two medals - one in swimming at the 1976 Olympics and one in water polo at the 1984 games. Tim teaches adapted physical education in California. (USA Swimming)
- Mel Stewart: Gold medal butterflier in the 1992 games, Stewart is now involved in the multimedia industry, from writing screenplays to doing webcasts. He lives in California. (USA Swimming)
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