 Gregg, Bruner and Forrester (right) at the 1976 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Ronald Forrester Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1957-12-18)December 18, 1957 (age 67) Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 competitionswimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. He represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he won a bronze medal in the200-meter butterfly, finishing behind U.S. teammatesMike Bruner andSteve Gregg. Forrester won three gold and two bronze medals at the world championships in 1975 and 1978. Forrester graduated fromAuburn University in 1980 and later worked as a swim coach, founding the Georgia Coastal Aquatic Team in 1994.[1]
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