swimmer born april american competition swimmer specialized freestyle events time olympic gold medalist world record holder relay swimming events native texas won national collegiate championship competing elite swimming career heath won medals major international championships including seven bronze spanning olympic games world championships early years heath born texas attended highland park high school texas dallas suburb competed highland park high school swim team set new texas state high school record boys yard freestyle set second state record event breaking previous record process college swimming career heath accepted athletic scholarship attend florida swam coach swimming diving team ncaa southeastern conference sec competition member ncaa men championship teams consecutive sec championships teams swimmer won ncaa national titles yard freestyle relay yard freestyle relay yard freestyle received nineteen american honors strong finish swimming anchor leg yard freestyle relay provided winning points ncaa national team championship won seven sec titles recognized sec male swimmer year heath graduated bachelor degree exercise sports science inducted great international swimming career heath previously member national team won meter freestyle events olympic trials qualified compete olympic individual events relay teams newcomer trials dramatic statement setting new american record preliminary heats meter freestyle summer olympics los_angeles won gold medals silver won olympic gold medal swimming lead leg men meter freestyle relay heath american teammates set new world record led west germans second won second gold medal helping set world record men meter freestyle relay fellow americans finishing second ahead second place australians earned gold medal swimming winning team preliminary heats meter medley relay word play title popular movie american media dubbed heath meter relay teammates individual olympic competition heath won silver medal meter freestyle gross world record setting performance placed fourth meter freestyle event final outcome controversial premature starter gun quick start winner coach knew starter fire starter gun immediately swimmers mounted blocks gained meter head start competition video event later confirmed swimmers set starter gun fired olympics heath continued swim national team remained fixture freestyle relay teams pan pacific championships tokyo gold heath set new world record meter freestyle relay won gold medal meter freestyle relay individually heath won gold medal meter freestyle beating canadian won silver medal meter freestyle finishing fraction second heath swam relay teams world championships madrid heath won meter freestyle heath placed meter freestyle life competition swimming heath assistant coach swim team graduating worked salesman coached swimming florida years jacksonville florida married member swim team children son swim beginning world records meter freestyle relay men meter freestyle relay
Mike Heath (swimmer)