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'''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>Sports-Reference |
'''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> |
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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://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> |
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> |
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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> |
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/> |
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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 |
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"/> |
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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/> |
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/> |
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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/> |
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/> |
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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>http://mgoblue.com/coaches.aspx?rc=571</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> |
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==See also== |
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* {{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}} |
* {{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}} |
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Full name | Joseph Stuart Bottom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Joe" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Akron, Ohio | April 18, 1955||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Santa Clara Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Southern California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- 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 50 metres freestyle
- World record progression 100 metres butterfly
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Santa Clara High School Reunion Event to Include Multiple Classes, Business Wire, March 19, 2008, Accessed August 13, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b USC Mens Swimming & Diving All-Americans Archived November 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.
- ^ a b Joseph Bottom, LinkedIn, Accessed August 13, 2008.
- ^ a b c Jerry Kirshenbaum, Bottom Was Up To Topping A Mark, Sports Illustrated, September 5, 1977, Accessed March 23, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 2007 Inductees For USC Athletic Hall of Fame Announced, USC Trojans Athletic Department, October 13, 2006, Accessed August 13, 2008.
- ^ "Official Report 1976 v.3 page 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007.
- ^ Accenture Marketing Sciences: Retail & Sales Optimization — Leadership, Accenture, Accessed August 13, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Player Bio: Mike Bottom :: Men's Swimming Archived September 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Cal Bears Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.
- ^ "Mike Bottom - Men's Swimming & Diving Coach".
External links[edit]
- 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.
- Joe Bottom (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived April 2, 2015)
- 1955 births
- Living people
- American male butterfly swimmers
- American male freestyle swimmers
- World record setters in swimming
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming
- Sportspeople from Santa Clara, California
- Swimmers from Akron, Ohio
- Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- USC Trojans men's swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics