James Montgomery (swimmer)
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Surname: | James Paul Montgomery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname (s): | Jim Montgomery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nation: | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swimming style (s) : | Butterfly , layers , freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Society: | North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birthday: | 24th January 1955 (age 65) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Madison , Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Size: | 1.91 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 88 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Paul "Jim" Montgomery (born January 24, 1955 in Madison , Wisconsin ) is a former American swimmer .
Life
Jim Montgomery became the first swimmer to swim the 100 m freestyle in under 50 seconds (49.99).
Montgomery was at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal Olympic champion in the 100 m freestyle (49.99) and with the two relays of the USA over 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle. In 1973 he had already become world champion over 100 m and 200 m freestyle in Belgrade . From 1973 to 1977 Montgomery was a student at Indiana University where he trained under coach James Counsilman .
Jim Montgomery swam a total of 11 world records, 7 of them in relay disciplines.
In 1986 he was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .
See also
Publications (selection)
- Mastering Swimming / Your guide for fitness, training, and competition , by Jim Montgomery / Mo Chambers, Human Kinetics Publishers, October 2008, ISBN 978-0-7360-7453-7
Web links
- World Championships - Swimming on Sport-komplett.de
- James Montgomery in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
- Short biography of James Montgomery ( memento from January 25, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) at Hickok Sports (English)
- Dallas Aquatic Masters at www.clubassistant.com; As of September 28, 2010 (English)
- Indiana University Archives (English)
- Indiana Hoosiers (English; PDF; 4.4 MB)
- James Montgomery in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- US Masters Swimming (English)
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SURNAME | Montgomery, James |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Montgomery, Jim |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Madison, Wisconsin |