born june american competition swimmer olympic gold medalist world record holder georgia native american college swimmer known success member american relay teams international competition olympics setting world records meter relay event day olympics early years born small town georgia started swimming age group competitor attended jacksonville florida swam high school swim team graduated college swimming career accepted athletic scholarship attend florida swam swimming diving team ncaa southeastern conference sec competition coach won ncaa championships florida yard freestyle relay setting american ncaa records process finished second yard freestyle auburn swam final leg yard freestyle relay claim ncaa championship event earned american honors national record holder yard freestyle relay graduated bachelor degree later inducted great international swimming career selected national swim team held san_juan puerto_rico regular match earned silver medal men meter freestyle second place finish american teammate days later combined fellow americans win gold medal meter freestyle relay qualified member team men meter freestyle relay unable compete united_states led boycott summer olympics held moscow completing college career tired swimming quit return competition year later missed focus continued training program coach created post college swimmers florida pan american games venezuela won gold medal member winning team men meter freestyle relay represented united_states summer olympics los_angeles preliminary heats men meter freestyle relay teammates set new world record new record short lived later afternoon won gold medal event final meter freestyle relay american teammates defeating anchored west german team second setting new world record process american media dubbed swimmers play title popular movie aftermath olympics retired competitive swimming age life swimming post olympic national celebrations offered opportunity work sports marketing new_york_city early professional career involved dealings agents creating event negotiating athlete contracts spent decade working sports marketing television worked nbc olympic broadcasts including winter games wife miami lawyer son world records meter medley relay
David Larson