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Mike Burton

マイク・バートン　/　まいく・ばーとん

American swimmer

July 3, 1947 (age 78)　・　Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Iowa
swimmer

My Take

Mike Burton earns my unqualified respect. Out of Des Moines and racing for UCLA, he became a three-time Olympic champion and world record holder in the distance freestyle events. Long-distance swimming is the most honest discipline in sport: no explosive burst to hide behind, just an inhuman engine and the will to suffer through the pain. His induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame was a formality the results had already earned. What I love most is that he later turned to coaching, pouring what he won back into the next generation. That kind of stewardship is the mark of a true great.

Overview

Michael Jay Burton (born July 3, 1947) is an American swimmer who competed for the University of California at Los Angeles, a three-time Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder in two freestyle distance events. He would later have a career as a swimming coach.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Mike Burton
Name (Japanese): マイク・バートン
Reading: まいく・ばーとん
Born: July 3, 1947 (age 78)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Boar
Origin: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: swimmer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: El Camino Fundamental High School
University: University of California, Los Angeles

Awards & achievements

International Swimming Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%20(%E7%AB%B6%E6%B3%B3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)

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