James Paul Montgomery, known as Jim Montgomery, was born on 24 January 1955 in Madison, Wisconsin, and is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist and former world record holder. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal he became the first man to swim the 100 metre freestyle in under 50 seconds, with 49.99, and won three gold medals and one bronze. Earlier he took five golds at the first World Championships in 1973 in Belgrade. He swam for Indiana University under Doc Counsilman, set world records in 1975 while there, and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1986. He later coached masters swimming in Dallas, Texas, and founded the Jim Montgomery Swim School.
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is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
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Born 24 January 1955 in Madison, Wisconsin USA
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With two individual golds and three more in the relays, Jim Montgomery was the star swimmer of the 1973 World Championships.
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is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
Competed In: 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 Montreal Olympics
he competed in the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games winning golds in the 100-meter freestyle
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