Sandy Goss

Sandy Goss

Personal information
Full name	Donald Alexander Goss
Nickname(s)	"Sandy"
Nationality	Canada
Born	2 October 1966 (1966-10-02) Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	89 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
Club	North York Aquatic Club
College team	University of Florida
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for Canada Olympic Games Silver 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m medley Silver 1988 Seoul 4x100 m medley Pan Pacific Games Bronze 1985 Tokyo 200 m freestyle

Donald Alexander "Sandy" Goss (born 2 October 1968) is a former college and international swimmer from Canada. Goss was a freestyle and backstroke specialist who was an Olympic silver medalist.

Early life and education

Goss was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1968. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition under coach Randy Reese from 1987 to 1990. Goss received twenty-three All-American honors during his college swimming career. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1991.

Competition swimming

Goss competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country: in 1984 in Los Angeles, California, and four years later, in Seoul, South Korea. On both occasions he won the silver medal with the Canadian men's 4x100-metre medley relay team. His best Olympic individual performance was fifth place in the 200-metre freestyle in 1984. He was a double gold medalist at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning titles in the 200-metre backstroke and 4x100-metre medley relay.

See also

• Florida Gators
• List of University of Florida alumni
• List of University of Florida Olympians