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{{short description|American swimmer}}
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| fullname = Joseph Stuart Bottom
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| nicknames = "Joe"
| nicknames = "Joe"
| national_team = United States
| nationality = {{USA}}
| strokes = [[Butterfly swimming|Butterfly]], [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]]
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| club = [[Santa Clara Swim Club]]
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{{MedalSilver | [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]]|[[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]]}}
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{{MedalGold | [[1973 World Aquatics Championships|1973 Belgrade]] | [[Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1973 World Aquatics Championships|1973 Belgrade]] | 4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalGold | [[1973 World Aquatics Championships|1973 Belgrade]] | [[Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1978 World Aquatics Championships|1978 Berlin]] | 100 m butterfly}}
{{MedalGold | [[1978 World Aquatics Championships|1978 Berlin]] | 100 m butterfly}}
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'''Joseph Stuart Bottom''' (born April 18, 1955) is an American former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]], Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly and 4x100-meter freestyle relay.<ref name=sportsref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/joe-bottom-1.html Joe Bottom], Sports Reference LLC, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref>
'''Joseph Stuart Bottom''' (born April 18, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, and former world record-holder in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly and 4×100-meter freestyle relay.<ref name=sroprofile>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/joe-bottom-1.html |title=Joe Bottom |access-date=March 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812074752/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/joe-bottom-1.html |archive-date=August 12, 2011 }}</ref>


Born in [[Akron, Ohio]], Bottom moved with his family at age 11 to Santa Clara, California, where he was a member of the [[Santa Clara Swim Club]] under noted swim coach [[George Haines]].<ref name=PR031908>[http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS53134+19-Mar-2008+BW20080319 Santa Clara High School Reunion Event to Include Multiple Classes], Business Wire, March 19, 2008, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref> He attended [[Santa Clara High School (Santa Clara, California)|Santa Clara High School]], where he contributed to the Panthers numerous [[California Interscholastic Federation]] &mdash; Central Coast Section championships and set several Section records from 1971&ndash;73.<ref name=CCSrecords>[http://www.cifccs.org/history/swimmingboys.htm Historical Record of CCS Boys Swimming and Diving Championship Results], CIF &mdash; Central Coast Section, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref>
Born in [[Akron, Ohio]], Bottom moved with his family at age 11 to [[Santa Clara, California]], where he was a member of the [[Santa Clara Swim Club]] under noted swim coach [[George Haines]].<ref name=PR031908>[https://archive.today/20130201060451/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS53134+19-Mar-2008+BW20080319 Santa Clara High School Reunion Event to Include Multiple Classes], Business Wire, March 19, 2008, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref> He attended [[Santa Clara High School (Santa Clara, California)|Santa Clara High School]], where he contributed to the Panthers numerous [[California Interscholastic Federation]] – Central Coast Section championships and set several Section records from 1971–73.<ref name=CCSrecords>[http://www.cifccs.org/history/swimmingboys.htm Historical Record of CCS Boys Swimming and Diving Championship Results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919071301/http://www.cifccs.org/history/swimmingboys.htm |date=September 19, 2008 }}, CIF – Central Coast Section, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref>


Bottom attended the [[University of Southern California]] (USC), where he was an [[All-American]] swimmer for the [[USC Trojans]] swimming and diving team from 1974 to 1977. He graduated in 1977 with a [[bachelor of science]] degree in [[electrical engineering]] and was a member of [[Eta Kappa Nu]] and [[Tau Beta Pi]].<ref name=USCswimAA>[http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/archive/usc-m-swim-trojallamer.html USC Mens Swimming & Diving All-Americans], USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref><ref name=LinkedIn>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/76a/850 Joseph Bottom], LinkedIn, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref> In 1977, he was the first swimmer ever to crack 20 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle, at 19.70.<ref name=SI090577>Jerry Kirshenbaum, [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092797/index.htm Bottom Was Up To Topping A Mark], ''Sports Illustrated'', September 5, 1977, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref> He held USC's record for 50-yard freestyle until the 2006-2007 season, and has the third fastest 100-yard freestyle and sixth-fastest 100-yard butterfly times in school history. He won five [[NCAA]] individual and 4 relay titles with the Trojans. He was the captain of the 1977 Trojans swim team.<ref name=ISHOF>[http://www.ishof.org/honorees/2006/Joe%20Bottom.htm 2006 Honor Swimmer: Joe Bottom], International Swimming Hall of Fame, October 13, 2006, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref><ref name=USCHOF2007>[http://usctrojans.cstv.com/genrel/101406aaa.html 2007 Inductees For USC Athletic Hall of Fame Announced], USC Trojans Athletic Department, October 13, 2006, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref> Known for an easygoing personality, Bottom was a fierce competitor during meets.<ref name=SI090577>Jerry Kirshenbaum, [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092797/index.htm Bottom Was Up To Topping A Mark], ''Sports Illustrated'', September 5, 1977, Accessed August 13, [[2008]].</ref><ref name="ISHOF"/>
Bottom attended the [[University of Southern California]] (USC), where he was an [[All-American]] swimmer for the [[USC Trojans]] swimming and diving team from 1974 to 1977. He graduated in 1977 with a bachelor of science degree in [[electrical engineering]] and was a member of [[Eta Kappa Nu]] and [[Tau Beta Pi]].<ref name=USCswimAA>[http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/archive/usc-m-swim-trojallamer.html USC Mens Swimming & Diving All-Americans] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128100237/http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/archive/usc-m-swim-trojallamer.html |date=November 28, 2006 }}, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref><ref name=LinkedIn>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/76a/850 Joseph Bottom], LinkedIn, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref> In 1977, he was the first swimmer ever to crack 20 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle, at 19.70.<ref name=SI090577>Jerry Kirshenbaum, [https://www.si.com/vault/1977/09/05/625901/bottom-was-up-to-topping-a-mark Bottom Was Up To Topping A Mark], ''Sports Illustrated'', September 5, 1977, Accessed March 23, 2018.</ref> He held USC's record for 50-yard freestyle until the 2006–2007 season, and has the third fastest 100-yard freestyle and sixth-fastest 100-yard butterfly times in school history. He won five [[NCAA]] individual and 4 relay titles with the Trojans. He was the captain of the 1977 Trojans swim team.<ref name=ishofprofile>{{cite web |url=http://www.ishof.org/joe-bottom.html |title=Joe Bottom (USA) |website=ISHOF.org |publisher=[[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] |access-date=March 14, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092300/http://www.ishof.org/joe-bottom.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=USCHOF2007>[http://usctrojans.cstv.com/genrel/101406aaa.html 2007 Inductees For USC Athletic Hall of Fame Announced], USC Trojans Athletic Department, October 13, 2006, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref> Known for an easygoing personality, Bottom was a fierce competitor during meets.<ref name=SI090577/>


At the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in [[Montreal]], Bottom won the silver medal in the [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|100-meter butterfly]] and came in sixth in the [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|100-meter freestyle]]. He also won a gold medal as a member of the [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100-meter medley relay]] team, swimming in the qualifying round.<ref>http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v3.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/joe-bottom-1.html</ref> At the prime of his career, he was unable to compete at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in Moscow due to the [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|U.S. Boycott]].<ref name="ISHOF"/><ref name="USCHOF2007"/>
At the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in Montreal, Bottom won the silver medal in the [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|100-meter butterfly]] and came in sixth in the [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle|100-meter freestyle]]. He also won a gold medal as a member of the [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100-meter medley relay]] team, swimming in the qualifying round.<ref name=sroprofile/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v3.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222508/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v3.pdf|archive-date=September 27, 2007|title=Official Report 1976 v.3 page 1}}</ref> At the prime of his career, he was unable to compete at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in Moscow due to the [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|U.S. boycott]].<ref name=ishofprofile/><ref name="USCHOF2007"/>


During the inaugural, [[1973 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Belgrade]], Bottom took silver in the 100-meter butterfly and gold in both the [[Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100-meter freestyle]] and 4×100-meter medley relay events. At the [[1978 World Aquatics Championships|1978 World Championships]] in Berlin he took gold in the 100-meter butterfly as well as the 4x100-meter medley relay. He won nine U.S. national championships between 1974 and 1980.<ref name="ISHOF"/>
During the inaugural, [[1973 World Aquatics Championships]] in Belgrade, Bottom took silver in the [[Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100-meter butterfly]] and gold in both the [[Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100-meter freestyle]] and [[Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100-meter medley relay]] events. At the [[1978 World Aquatics Championships|1978 World Championships]] in Berlin he took gold in the 100-meter butterfly as well as the 4×100-meter medley relay. He won nine U.S. national championships between 1974 and 1980.<ref name=ishofprofile/>


On August 27, 1977, at the [[East Germany]]-United States dual meet in [[East Berlin]], Bottom broke [[Mark Spitz]]'s five-year-old [[World record progression 100 metres butterfly|100-meter butterfly world record]] with a time of 54.18 seconds. The night before the record-setting race, Bottom suffered from [[insomnia]] and took a [[sleeping pill]] only to oversleep and miss his usual pre-race warmup swim; incredibly, he broke Spitz's record anyway.<ref name="SI090577"/> He was also a part of the team that set the new [[World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay|4x100-meter freestyle relay world record]] on September 1, 1974.<ref name="ISHOF"/>
On August 27, 1977, at the East Germany-United States dual meet in East Berlin, Bottom broke [[Mark Spitz]]'s five-year-old [[World record progression 100 metres butterfly|100-meter butterfly world record]] with a time of 54.18 seconds. The night before the record-setting race, Bottom suffered from [[insomnia]] and took a [[sleeping pill]] only to oversleep and miss his usual pre-race warmup swim; incredibly, he broke Spitz's record anyway.<ref name="SI090577"/> He was also a part of the team that set the new [[World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay|4×100-meter freestyle relay world record]] on September 1, 1974.<ref name=ishofprofile/>


In 2007, Bottom was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame; several of his records set at USC remain unbroken.<ref name="USCHOF2007"/> He was inducted into the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] in 2006.<ref name="ISHOF"/>
In 2007, Bottom was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame; several of his records set at USC remain unbroken.<ref name="USCHOF2007"/> He was inducted into the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] in 2006.<ref name=ishofprofile/>


Bottom currently resides in [[Chico, California]], where he is a management consultant and serving as Senior Manager in [[Accenture]]'s Marketing Sciences Practice within the Retail Products Industry.<ref name="LinkedIn"/><ref name=Accenturebio>[http://www.accenture.com/Global/Consulting/Marketing_and_Sales_Effectiveness/Services/MarketingSciencesRetail.htm Accenture Marketing Sciences: Retail & Sales Optimization &mdash; Leadership], Accenture, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref> His younger brother, [[Mike Bottom]], also swam at USC where he was a three&nbsp;time All-American (1975&ndash;77); Mike is currently one the world's top sprint coaches.<ref name="USCswimAA"/><ref name=Lane9News>Duncan Scott, [http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/9201.asp Fred Bousquet, the Barrier Basher: Can You Say, “Déjà vu, All Over Again?”], ''Swimming World Magazine'', March 24, 2005, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref><ref name=CalBears>[http://www.theraceclub.net/athlete_bottom Player Bio: Mike Bottom :: Men's Swimming], Cal Bears Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref>
Bottom currently resides in [[Chico, California]], where he is a management consultant and serving as Senior Manager in [[Accenture]]'s Marketing Sciences Practice within the Retail Products Industry.<ref name="LinkedIn"/><ref name=Accenturebio>[http://www.accenture.com/Global/Consulting/Marketing_and_Sales_Effectiveness/Services/MarketingSciencesRetail.htm Accenture Marketing Sciences: Retail & Sales Optimization — Leadership], Accenture, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref> His younger brother, [[Mike Bottom]], also swam at USC where he was a three-time All-American (1975–77); Mike is currently one of the world's top sprint coaches and coaches the University of Michigan swim team.<ref name="USCswimAA"/><ref name=Lane9News>Duncan Scott, "[http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/9201.asp Fred Bousquet, the Barrier Basher: Can You Say, 'Déjà vu, All Over Again?'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051203040003/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/9201.asp |date=December 3, 2005 }}," ''Swimming World Magazine'', March 24, 2005, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref><ref name=CalBears>[http://www.theraceclub.net/athlete_bottom Player Bio: Mike Bottom :: Men's Swimming] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915203211/http://www.theraceclub.net/athlete_bottom |date=September 15, 2008 }}, Cal Bears Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mgoblue.com/coaches.aspx?rc=571|title = Mike Bottom - Men's Swimming & Diving Coach}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Olympics|Swimming}}
{{Portal|Biography|Olympics}}
* [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)]]
* [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)]]
* [[List of University of Southern California people]]
* [[List of University of Southern California people]]
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/joe-bottom-1.html Joe Bottom] &ndash; Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/joe-bottom-1.html |title=Joe Bottom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812074752/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/joe-bottom-1.html |archive-date=2011-08-12 |url-status=dead}}
* [http://www.ishof.org/Honorees/2006/Joe%20Bottom.htm Joe Bottom (USA)] &ndash; Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
* {{webarchive |title=Joe Bottom (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092300/http://www.ishof.org/joe-bottom.html |date=April 2, 2015 }}
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| before = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Jonty Skinner]]
| before = [[Jonty Skinner]]
| title = [[World record progression 50 metres freestyle|Men's 50-meter freestyle<br>world record-holder (long course)]]
| title = [[World record progression 50 metres freestyle|Men's 50-meter freestyle<br />world record-holder (long course)]]
| years = July 3, 1977 &ndash; July 29, 1978
| years = July 3, 1977 – July 29, 1978
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| before = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Spitz]]
| before = [[Mark Spitz]]
| title = [[World record progression 100 metres butterfly|Men's 100-meter butterfly<br>world record-holder (long course)]]
| title = [[World record progression 100 metres butterfly|Men's 100-meter butterfly<br />world record-holder (long course)]]
| years = August 27, 1977 &ndash; April 11, 1980
| years = August 27, 1977 – April 11, 1980
| after = {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Pär Arvidsson]]
| after = [[Pär Arvidsson]]
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| before = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Stahl]]
| before = [[Bruce Stahl]]
| title = [[World record progression 50 metres freestyle|Men's 50-meter freestyle<br>world record-holder (long course)]]
| title = [[World record progression 50 metres freestyle|Men's 50-meter freestyle<br />world record-holder (long course)]]
| years = August 15, 1980 &ndash; August 15, 1981
| years = August 15, 1980 – August 15, 1981
| after = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robin Leamy (swimmer)|Robin Leamy]]
| after = [[Robin Leamy (swimmer)|Robin Leamy]]
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Joe Bottom
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Stuart Bottom
Nickname"Joe"
National teamUnited States
Born (1955-04-18) April 18, 1955 (age 69)
Akron, Ohio
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight192 lb (87 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubSanta Clara Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal 100 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1978 Berlin 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1978 Berlin 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1973 Belgrade 100 m butterfly

Joseph Stuart Bottom (born April 18, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, and former world record-holder in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly and 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[1]

Born in Akron, Ohio, Bottom moved with his family at age 11 to Santa Clara, California, where he was a member of the Santa Clara Swim Club under noted swim coach George Haines.[2] He attended Santa Clara High School, where he contributed to the Panthers numerous California Interscholastic Federation – Central Coast Section championships and set several Section records from 1971–73.[3]

Bottom attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he was an All-American swimmer for the USC Trojans swimming and diving team from 1974 to 1977. He graduated in 1977 with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering and was a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi.[4][5] In 1977, he was the first swimmer ever to crack 20 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle, at 19.70.[6] He held USC's record for 50-yard freestyle until the 2006–2007 season, and has the third fastest 100-yard freestyle and sixth-fastest 100-yard butterfly times in school history. He won five NCAA individual and 4 relay titles with the Trojans. He was the captain of the 1977 Trojans swim team.[7][8] Known for an easygoing personality, Bottom was a fierce competitor during meets.[6]

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Bottom won the silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly and came in sixth in the 100-meter freestyle. He also won a gold medal as a member of the 4×100-meter medley relay team, swimming in the qualifying round.[1][9] At the prime of his career, he was unable to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to the U.S. boycott.[7][8]

During the inaugural, 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Bottom took silver in the 100-meter butterfly and gold in both the 4×100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter medley relay events. At the 1978 World Championships in Berlin he took gold in the 100-meter butterfly as well as the 4×100-meter medley relay. He won nine U.S. national championships between 1974 and 1980.[7]

On August 27, 1977, at the East Germany-United States dual meet in East Berlin, Bottom broke Mark Spitz's five-year-old 100-meter butterfly world record with a time of 54.18 seconds. The night before the record-setting race, Bottom suffered from insomnia and took a sleeping pill only to oversleep and miss his usual pre-race warmup swim; incredibly, he broke Spitz's record anyway.[6] He was also a part of the team that set the new 4×100-meter freestyle relay world record on September 1, 1974.[7]

In 2007, Bottom was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame; several of his records set at USC remain unbroken.[8] He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2006.[7]

Bottom currently resides in Chico, California, where he is a management consultant and serving as Senior Manager in Accenture's Marketing Sciences Practice within the Retail Products Industry.[5][10] His younger brother, Mike Bottom, also swam at USC where he was a three-time All-American (1975–77); Mike is currently one of the world's top sprint coaches and coaches the University of Michigan swim team.[4][11][12][13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joe Bottom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Santa Clara High School Reunion Event to Include Multiple Classes, Business Wire, March 19, 2008, Accessed August 13, 2008.
  3. ^ Historical Record of CCS Boys Swimming and Diving Championship Results Archived September 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, CIF – Central Coast Section, Accessed August 13, 2008.
  4. ^ a b USC Mens Swimming & Diving All-Americans Archived November 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.
  5. ^ a b Joseph Bottom, LinkedIn, Accessed August 13, 2008.
  6. ^ a b c Jerry Kirshenbaum, Bottom Was Up To Topping A Mark, Sports Illustrated, September 5, 1977, Accessed March 23, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Joe Bottom (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c 2007 Inductees For USC Athletic Hall of Fame Announced, USC Trojans Athletic Department, October 13, 2006, Accessed August 13, 2008.
  9. ^ "Official Report 1976 v.3 page 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007.
  10. ^ Accenture Marketing Sciences: Retail & Sales Optimization — Leadership, Accenture, Accessed August 13, 2008.
  11. ^ Duncan Scott, "Fred Bousquet, the Barrier Basher: Can You Say, 'Déjà vu, All Over Again?' Archived December 3, 2005, at the Wayback Machine," Swimming World Magazine, March 24, 2005, Accessed August 13, 2008.
  12. ^ Player Bio: Mike Bottom :: Men's Swimming Archived September 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Cal Bears Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.
  13. ^ "Mike Bottom - Men's Swimming & Diving Coach".

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Records
Preceded by Men's 50-meter freestyle
world record-holder (long course)
July 3, 1977 – July 29, 1978 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 100-meter butterfly
world record-holder (long course)
August 27, 1977 – April 11, 1980 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 50-meter freestyle
world record-holder (long course)
August 15, 1980 – August 15, 1981 		Succeeded by


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