Charlie Hickcox

Charles Buchanan Hickcox II, born February 6, 1947 in Phoenix, Arizona and died June 14, 2010, was an American competition swimmer who swam for Indiana University under coach Doc Counsilman and won individual NCAA national championships there. He was a former world record holder in six events and set eight world records in sixteen months across 1967 and 1968. At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics he received four medals: gold in the 200 metre individual medley with an Olympic record, gold in the 400 metre individual medley, gold in the 4 x 100 metre medley relay, and silver in the 100 metre backstroke behind Roland Matthes. He was named World Swimmer of the Year in 1968 and entered the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer in 1976. After swimming he studied law and worked in commercial real estate.