Michael Troy

Michael Francis "Mike" Troy (born October 3, 1940 in Indianapolis ; † August 3, 2019 ) was an American swimmer .

In his parade position 200 m butterfly he was Olympic champion at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome . He also won the gold medal in the same games with the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. In his career he was able to set a new world record in the 200 m butterfly five times .

Troy peaked between 1959 and 1960 while training at Indiana University under James Counsilman .

After his career as an athlete, Michael Troy became a swimming coach and an official in the US NOK and the US swimming federation. In 1971 he was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .

Web links

Michael Troy in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
Michael Troy in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
"Glory Of Old IU / 100 years of Indiana Athletics" by Bob Hammel and Kit Klingelhoffer (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Braden Keith: 1960 US Olympic Gold Medalist Mike Troy Dies at 78 August 3, 2019, accessed August 6, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Troy, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Troy, Michael Francis (full name); Troy, Mike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	October 3, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	Indianapolis
DATE OF DEATH	3rd August 2019

[1] Braden Keith: 1960 US Olympic Gold Medalist Mike Troy Dies at 78 August 3, 2019, accessed August 6, 2019 .