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Rowdy Gaines

ロウディ・ゲインズ　/　ろうでぃ・げいんず

American swimmer

February 17, 1959 (age 67)　・　Winter Haven, Florida, United States

Florida
swimmer
sports commentator

My Take

Rowdy Gaines feels to me like a man who was simply born to the water. Raised in sun-soaked Winter Haven, Florida, he became a three-time Olympic gold medalist and an International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee, but what truly wins me over is his second act. As the so-called Voice of Swimming, he has spent decades in the broadcast booth, translating the thrill he once lived into words for the rest of us. That generosity, giving the joy of the sport back rather than retreating, speaks to genuine love of the craft. I find his lifelong devotion to a single passion quietly heroic.

Overview

Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines IV (born February 17, 1959) is an American former competitive swimmer, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame member, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He is referred to as "The Voice of Swimming", having covered swimming at the Olympic Games since 1992 in Barcelona and is currently a swimming analyst for television network NBC.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Rowdy Gaines
Name (Japanese): ロウディ・ゲインズ
Reading: ろうでぃ・げいんず
Born: February 17, 1959 (age 67)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Boar
Origin: Winter Haven, Florida, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: swimmer / sports commentator

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Auburn University

Awards & achievements

International Swimming Hall of Fame
2008 Al Schoenfield Media Award

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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