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| Full name | Charles Buchanan Hickcox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Charlie" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1947-02-06)February 6, 1947 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 14, 2010(2010-06-14) (aged 63) San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke,freestyle,individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bloomington Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Indiana University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Buchanan Hickcox (February 6, 1947 – June 14, 2010) was an American competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in six events.
Hickcox was born inPhoenix, Arizona. He attendedIndiana University, and swam for theIndiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team inNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1967 to 1969. He won a total of seven individual NCAA national championships while swimming for Hoosiers coachDoc Counsilman.[1]
The peak of Hickcox's swimming career occurred between 1967 and 1968 when he set eight world records in the space of sixteen months. He received four medals (three gold and one silver) at the1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He won gold medals in both the200-meter and400-meter individual medley events (setting an Olympic record in the 200-meter), and another gold as a member of the world record-setting U.S. team in themen's 4×100-meter medley relay. He also added a silver medal in the men's100-meter backstroke.[2]
Hickcox was namedWorld Swimmer of the Year in 1968, and inducted into theInternational Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1976.[3] He was married to Olympic diverLesley Bush, but they later divorced.
He died from cancer on June 14, 2010, in San Diego at the age of 63.[4][5]
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| Preceded by | Men's 100-meter backstroke world record-holder (long course) August 28, 1967 – September 21, 1967 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Men's 400-meter individual medley world record-holder (long course) August 30, 1968 – July 11, 1969 | Succeeded by Gary Hall, Sr. |
| Preceded by | Men's 200-meter individual medley world record-holder (long course) August 31, 1968 – August 17, 1969 | Succeeded by Gary Hall, Sr. |
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