Brian Job

Personal information
Full name	Brian Gregory Job
National team	United States
Born	(1951-11-29)November 29, 1951 Warren, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 14, 2019(2019-08-14) (aged 67) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	163 lb (74 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Santa Clara Swim Club
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Men's swimming Representingthe United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 200 m breaststroke Pan American Games 1971 Cali 4x100 m medley 1971 Cali 100 m breaststroke 1971 Cali 200 m breaststroke

Brian Gregory Job (November 29, 1951 – August 14, 2019) was an American competitionswimmer, Olympic medalist, and world record-holder. At the1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won the bronze medal for his third-place finish in themen's 200-meter breaststroke.^[1] He later graduated fromHarvard Business School.

As a teenager, he swam for coachGeorge Haines'Santa Clara Swim Club, winning fourteen America Athletic Union (AAU) national titles. He attendedStanford University, where he swam for theStanford Cardinal swimming and diving team inNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. On August 22, 1970, he set a new world record of 2:23.5 in the 200-meter breaststroke, which would stand for almost two years. He was also a member of the U.S. relay team that won the gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay at the1971 Pan American Games. Job qualified for the1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but did not advance beyond the preliminary heats of the200-meter breaststroke.

According to a 2013 account in theSan Jose Mercury News, Job was homeless and living on the streets ofPalo Alto, a victim of abipolar disorder, according to Job's family.^[2] On August 14, 2019, Job was found dead in his motel room at the Glass Slipper Inn in Palo Alto.^[3]

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Stanford University people
• World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill; et al."Brian Job".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC. Archived fromthe original on April 17, 2020.
• Brian Job – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com

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