The Auburn Swimming and Diving program has established itself as being a dominate force on the national collegiate level in the United States. Another aspect of the sport that the 13-time NCAA champion program prides itself in is creating contenders on the international level. In the team's history, Auburn has produced 43 Olympic athletes and coaches that have represented 20 different countries on the world's biggest stage.
In total, Auburn athletes have won 28 total medals since the 1976 Olympiad in Montreal where Bill Forrester earned the first-ever medal won by a Tiger. He took the bronze in the 200 butterfly event. The first gold medal won was at the 1984 Olympiad in Los Angeles. Representing the United States, Auburn great Rowdy Gaines captured three gold medals (100 free, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay) at the Games.
Former Tiger Kristy Coventry is Auburn's most decorated Olympian, having won seven medals in two Olympic Games. She is the two-time champion of the 200 backstroke, having won in both 2004 and 2008. Coventry also is a two-time silver medalist in the 100 backstroke. She has won silver and bronze in the 200 IM and silver in the 400 IM.
At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Auburn swimmers combined to capture 13 medals, more than doubling the former Auburn record of six medals in single Games. The 13 medals also gave Auburn the most among all colleges and universities during the swimming porting of the Beijing Olympics.
Olympic Medalists |
Fred Bousquet, France
XXVII Olympics - Sydney - 2000
XXVIII Olympics - Athens - 2004
XXIX Olympics - Beijing - 2008
Silver Medal - 400 Freestyle Relay
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George Bovell, Trinidad & Tobago
XXVII Olympics - Sydney - 2000
XXVIII Olympics - Athens - 2004
Bronze Medal - 200 IM
XXIX Olympics - Beijing - 2008
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Cesar Cielo, Brazil
XXIX Olympics - Beijing - 2008
Gold Medal - 50 Freestyle
Bronze Medal - 100 Freestyle
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Kristy Coventry, Zimbabwe
XXVII Olympics - Sydney - 2000
XXVIII Olympics - Athens - 2004
Gold Medal - 200 Backstroke
Silver Medal - 100 Backstroke
Bronze Medal - 200 IM
XXIX Olympics - Beijing - 2008
Gold Medal - 200 Backstroke
Silver Medal - 100 Backstroke
Silver Medal - 200 IM
Silver Medal - 400 IM
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Bill Forrester, USA
XXI Olympics - Montreal - 1976
Bronze Medal - 200 Butterfly
XXII Olympics - Moscow - 1980
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Rowdy Gaines, USA
XXII Olympics - Moscow - 1980
XXIII Olympics - Los Angeles - 1984
Gold Medal - 100 Freestyle
Gold Medal - 400 Freestyle Relay
Gold Medal - 400 Medley Relay
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Mark Gangloff, USA
XXVIII Olympics - Athens - 2004
Gold Medal - 400 Medley Relay
XXIX Olympics - Beijing - 2008
Gold Medal - 400 Medley Relay
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John Hargis, USA
Centennial Olympics - Atlanta - 1996
Gold Medal - 400 Medley Relay
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Margaret Hoelzer, USA
XXVIII Olympics - Athens - 2004
XXIX Olympics - Beijing - 2008
Silver Medal - 200 Backstroke
Silver Medal - 400 Medley Relay
Bronze Medal - 100 Backstroke
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Per Johansson, Sweden
XXII Olympics - Moscow - 1980
Bronze Medal - 100 Freestyle
XXIII Olympics - Los Angeles - 1984
Bronze Medal - 100 Freestyle
Bronze Medal - 400 Freestyle Relay
XXIV Olympics - Seoul - 1988
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Matt Targett, Australia
XXIX Olympics - Beijing - 2008
Silver Medal - 400 Medley Relay
Bronze Medal - 400 Freestyle Relay
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Scott Tucker, USA
Centennial Olympics - Atlanta - 1996
Gold Medal - 400 Freestyle Relay
XXVII Olympics - Sydney - 2000
Silver Medal - 400 Freestyle Relay
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Olympians |
Jakob Andkjaer
Denmark
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
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Romain Barnier
France
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
XXVIII Olympics
Athens - 2004
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Nick Bovell
Trinidad & Tobago
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
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Kim Brackin
Zimbabwe
XXVIII Olympics
Athens - 2004
Head Coach
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Adam Brown
Great Britain
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
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Yoav Bruck
Israel
XXV Olympics
Barcelona - 1992
Centennial Olympics
Atlanta - 1996
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
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Pat Calhoun
USA
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
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Eileen Coparropa
Panama
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
XXVIII Olympics
Athens - 2004
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Dave Denniston
USA
XIII Paralympics
Beijing - 2008
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Alana Dillette
Bahamas
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
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Dave Durden
Panama
XXVIII Olympics
Athens - 2004
Head Coach
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Cesar Garcia
USA
XXVIII Olympics
Athens - 2004
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Brett Hawke
Australia
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
XXVIII Olympics
Athens - 2004
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
Assistant Coach (Brazil)
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Stephanie Horner
Canada
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
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Bryce Hunt
USA
XXVIII Olympics
Athens - 2004
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Matt Kidd
Great Britain
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
XXVIII Olympics
Athens - 2004
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Jeremy Knowles
Bahamas
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
XXVIII Olympics
Athens - 2004
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
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Jana Kolukanova
Estonia
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
XXVIII Olympics
Athens - 2004
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Gideon Louw
South Africa
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
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David Marsh
USA
Centennial Olympics
Atlanta - 1996
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
Assistant Coach
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Gisela Morales
Guatemala
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
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Rada Owen
USA
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
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Alexei Puninski
Croatia
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
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Oswaldo Quevedo
Venezuela
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
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Jose Rocha
Mexico
XXIII Olympics
Los Angeles - 1984
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Nick Shackell
Great Britain
Centennial Olympics
Atlanta - 1996
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
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Jeff Shaffer
USA
XXVIII Olympics
Athens - 2004
Assistant Coach
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Eric Shanteau
USA
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
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Scott Talbot
New Zealand
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
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Eithan Urback
Israel
Centennial Olympics
Atlanta - 1996
XXVII Olympics
Sydney - 2000
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Arianna
Vanderpool-Wallace
Bahamas
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
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Erin Volcan
Venezuela
XXIX Olympics
Beijing - 2008
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