Bill Forrester

Bill Forrester
Personal information
Full name William Ronald Forrester, Jr.
Nickname(s) "Bill"
National team  United States
Born (1957-12-18) December 18, 1957
Darby, Pennsylvania
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle
Club Randy Reese Swim Club
College team Auburn University

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

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's 200 metres butterfly". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2011.

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