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American swimmer
John Phillips Naber (born January 20, 1956) is an American former competitive swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in multiple events.
Born in
Evanston, Illinois , Naber studied in England and Italy where his father worked as a management consultant.
[1] He graduated from
Woodside High School in
Northern California,
[2]
[3] then completed his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1977 at the
University of Southern California in Los Angeles. While at USC, he led the
Trojans to four consecutive
NCAA titles (
1974 –
1977 ).
1976 Olympics
Naber in 1976
At age twenty, Naber won four gold medals at the
1976 Summer Olympics in
Montreal ,
Quebec .
[4] Each of these victories was swum in world-record time; he swept the two backstroke events and was a member of two winning relay teams.
[4] He also won a silver medal in the
200-meter freestyle , part of a U.S. sweep for that event.
[5]
One of Naber's gold medals was for the first
200-meter backstroke completed in under two minutes;
[6] his world record time of 1:59.19 stood for seven years. His world record of 55.49 seconds in the
100-meter backstroke also stood for seven years.
[7]
For these accomplishments in Montreal and elsewhere, Naber won the 1977
James E. Sullivan Award , which is presented to the top American amateur athlete of the year. He was inducted into the
International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1982.
[8]
After swimming
Naber joined
The Walt Disney Company in 1977 as a marketing representative, then became a full-time "roving ambassador" for the swimwear maker
Speedo .
[9] He later was a
sports broadcaster , motivational speaker, and
professional writer .
[6] He was a member of the
1984 Los Angeles Olympics Organizing Committee.
[8]
In May 2014, Naber was inducted into Woodside High School's Community Hall of Fame.
[2]
See also
References
^
a
b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill ; et al.
"John Naber" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference LLC . Archived from
the original on December 29, 2008.
^
a
b
"Community Hall of Fame" . Woodside High School . John Naber, Inducted 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2017 . John Naber graduated as a scholar athlete from Woodside High School in 1973.
^ Chapin, Dwight (August 12, 2001).
"WHERE ARE THEY NOW? / John Naber / The spirit of '76 / Swimmer won five medals at Montreal Games" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
^
a
b
"Naber makes it four golds; U.S. string ends" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. July 25, 1976. p. 1B.
^
"World marks still falling for U.S. men" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. July 20, 1976. p. 5C.
^
a
b Cousineau, Phil (2003).
The Olympic Odyssey: Rekindling the True Spirit of the Great Games . Quest Books. p.
161 .
ISBN
0835608336 .
^
"Britannica Library" . eb.com .
^
a
b
"John Naber (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame" . Archived from
the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015 .
^ Draper, Dick (November 22, 1977).
"Swim Suit Salesman: Naber Succumbs – He's a Pro" (Clipping) .
The Times . San Mateo, California. p. 17. Retrieved August 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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