John Naber
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| Full name | John Phillips Naber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States |
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| Born | January 20, 1956 Evanston, Illinois |
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| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ladera Oaks Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Phillips Naber (born January 20, 1956) is an American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in multiple events.
Naber was born and raised in Evanston, Illinois. After high school, he attended the University of Southern California, where he completed his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1977. While he was at USC, Naber helped lead the USC Trojans swimming team to four consecutive NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.
Naber won four gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. Each of these victories was swum in world-record time.
One of Naber's gold medals was for the first 200 meter backstroke swam in under two minutes,[1] and his winning time of one minute and 59.19 seconds set a world record that stood for seven years. His world record of 55.49 second in the 100 meter backstroke also stood for seven years.[2]
For these accomplishments in Montreal and elsewhere, Naber won the 1977 James E. Sullivan Award, which is presented to the top American amateur athlete of the year. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1982.
Following his swimming career, Naber worked as a sports broadcaster, motivational speaker, and professional writer.[1]
In May 2014, John Naber was inducted into Woodside High School's Community Hall of Fame.[3]
See also
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Southern California people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 100 metres backstroke
- World record progression 200 metres backstroke
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
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- Official website
- John Naber – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- John Naber (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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| Preceded by | Men's 100-meter backstroke world record-holder (long course) July 18, 1976 – August 6, 1983 |
Succeeded by Rick Carey |
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Roland Matthes
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Men's 200-meter backstroke world record-holder (long course) June 19, 1976 – August 3, 1983 |
Succeeded by Rick Carey |
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| Preceded by | Swimming World World Swimmer of the Year 1976 |
Succeeded by Brian Goodell |
| Preceded by | NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1978 Michael J. Bourdeau Daniel R. Mackesey John Naber Gifford Nielsen Bryan L. Rodgers |
Succeeded by Willie Banks Robert W. Dugas Steve Fuller Dan Harrigan James J. Kovach |
| Preceded by | Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 2002 Richard C. Chapman Maurice "Bo" Ellis Herman Frazier Betsy King John Naber Rodney E. Slater |
Succeeded by Debbie Brown Ann Meyers Drysdale Dale Kramer Kenneth MacAfee Warren Moon Gifford Nielsen |
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- American male backstroke swimmers
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- Former world record holders in swimming
- International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees
- James E. Sullivan Award recipients
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois
- Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- USC Trojans men's swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
