Bill Forrester
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| Full name | William Ronald Forrester, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Bill" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 18, 1957 Darby, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Randy Reese Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Ronald Forrester, Jr. (born December 18, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. He represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he won a bronze medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly, finishing behind U.S. teammates Mike Bruner and Steve Gregg.[1]
See also
- List of Auburn University people
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's 200 metres butterfly". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
External links
- Bill Forrester – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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