Rowdy Gaines
Swimmer
Swimmer who represented the United States in the 1984 Olympics and won the 100-meter freestyle, 4x100-meter freestyle, and 4x100-meter medley.
He tried several other sports as a teenager before discovering swimming.
He qualified for the 1996 Olympics but chose not to compete.
He grew up in Winter Haven, Florida.
He covered Olympic swimming for NBC in 1996, a broadcast that was anchored by Bob Costas.