Jim Montgomery

Personal information
Full name	James Paul Montgomery
Nationality	United States
Born	(1955-01-24) January 24, 1955 (age 57) Madison, USA
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
College team	Indiana Hoosiers
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 1976 Montreal 100 m freestyle Gold 1976 Montreal 4x200 m freestyle Gold 1976 Montreal 4x100 m medley Bronze 1976 Montreal 200 m freestyle World Aquatics Championships Gold 1973 Belgrade 100 m freestyle Gold 1973 Belgrade 200 m freestyle Gold 1973 Belgrade 4x100 m freestyle Gold 1973 Belgrade 4x200 m freestyle Gold 1973 Belgrade 4x100 m medley Gold 1975 Cali 4x100 m freestyle Gold 1978 Berlin 4x100 m freestyle Silver 1978 Berlin 100 m freestyle Bronze 1975 Cali 100 m freestyle

James Paul "Jim" Montgomery (born January 24, 1955 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American swimmer. Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1986 as an Honor Swimmer,^[1] Montgomery was the first man to break the 50-second barrier (49.99) in the 100 meter freestyle.^[2] He did this at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, where he won three gold medals and one bronze medal.^[3]

Montgomery achieved international attention at the first World Championships in 1973, where he won 5 gold medals in freestyle events. From Yugoslavia, Montgomery went to Indiana University, swam for Doc Counsilman for four years, with the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games taking place between his junior and senior years.^[4][5]

He now coaches varsity swimming at the Greenhill School in Addison, Texas. He also is the owner and founder of the Dallas Aquatic Masters club team and in 2002 was named USMS Coach of the Year.^[6][7]

See also[link]

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
• World record progression 100 metres freestyle

Selected list of publications[link]

• Mastering Swimming / Your guide for fitness, training, and competition, by Jim Montgomery/Mo Chambers, Human Kinetics Publishers, 2008-10-24, ISBN 978-0-7360-7453-7

References[link]

External links[link]

• www.jimmontgomeryswim.com
• video

v t e 1976 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Jim Babashoff Joe Bottom Mike Bruner Rick Colella Casey Converse Lawrence Dowler Billy Forrester Bruce Furniss Steve Furniss Brian Goodell Steven Gregg Bobby Hackett Gary Hall, Sr. Daniel Harrigan Paul Hartloff John Hencken Bob Jackson Charles Keating Tim McKee Jim Montgomery John Naber Douglas Northway Peter Rocca Tim Shaw Rodney Strachan Matt Vogel Chris Woo Women's Team Shirley Babashoff Melissa Belote Wendy Boglioli Brenda Borgh Lelei Fonoimoana Maryanne Graham Jeanne Haney Janis Hape Kathy Heddy Jennifer Hooker Linda Jezek Nicole Kramer Renee Laravie Renee MaGee Marcia Morey Kim Peyton Laurie Siering Miriam Smith Jill Sterkel Karen Thornton Tauna Vandewghe Wendy Weinberg Donnalee Wennerstrom Camille Wright Staff John Bogert Doc Counsilman (Men's Head Coach) Lawrence Dowler Frank Elm Carolyn Finneran Don Gambril George Haines Jim Montrella Jack Nelson Charlotte Piper Albert Schoenfield

Jim Montgomery may refer to:

• Jim Montgomery (swimmer), Olympic swimmer and gold medalist
• Jim Montgomery (ice hockey), ice hockey player
• Jim Montgomery (radio host), radio host of a popular radio show in Memphis, TN
• Jimmy Montgomery, former Sunderland goalkeeper

See also[link]

• James Montgomery (disambiguation)

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Mike Bottom

Medal record Men's Swimming Competitor for the  United States Summer Universiade Gold 1979 Mexico City 100 m butterfly Gold 1979 Mexico City 4×100 m medley

Mike Bottom is the ninth head coach in the 87-year history of the University of Michigan men’s swimming program and one of the world's most recognized swimming coaches.^[1] A non-participating 1980 Olympian, due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, he is the younger brother of 1976 Olympic Silver Medalist Joe Bottom.

Previously, he was the assistant swimming coach at University of California, Berkeley, where his teams finished eighth place or better at NCAA championships and second place at the Pac-10 Championships. Prior to his joining legendary coach Nort Thornton at Cal, Mike coached four years at USC with Olympic coach and now USA Swimming Team Head Coach & General Manager, Mark Schubert. In Mike's final season at USC, with the help of a strong women's sprint core, USC won their only Women's NCAA Championship to date. Bottom also held a coaching stint at Auburn from 1991-94. He created the ultra sprint program, taking two then unheard-of athletes, Bill Pilczuk and Dean Hutchinson, to the NCAA finals. He assisted in the rise of the Auburn men's team that won the 1997 and 1999 NCAA titles.

For eleven summers Bottom has coached an international Sprint Team. In the past three Olympiads, one-half (nine) of the 18 medals awarded in the men's sprint freestyle events (50 m and 100 m) have been won by athletes that he has coached. This past summer Bottom took a group of 13 swimmers to Europe for a training camp and international competition circuit. After winning the European championships Cal's Bartosz Kizierowski was number one in the world, Duje Draganja was a silver and bronze medalist in the same competition. During the summer of 2004 he coached ten swimmers from eight different countries at the Olympic Games in Athens.

In the past two FINA World Championships (2005 Long Course and 2006 Short Course) all the medals won in the 50 freestyle swimmers had been coached by Bottom. Although he is known world wide for coaching sprinters, 12 of the 18 school records at Cal are held by athletes that Bottom personally coached. He has coached an NCAA champion in every stroke.^[2]

At the 2004 Olympics in Athens and 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Bottom served as the Croatian Team Olympic Coach.

During the summer of 2002, Bottom traveled to Europe with 14 athletes to establish a training base in Split, Croatia.

Bottom was the assistant coach for the World Team that finished second at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia.

At the 2000 NCAA Bottom coached Anthony Ervin to wins in both the 50 and 100-meter freestyle. Then in 2001, Ervin repeated as the NCAA champion in the 100 free, tying the legendary Matt Biondi with a time of 41.80.

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, history was made in the premier sprint swimming event the 50 meter freestyle. Two US Athletes, Gary Hall, Jr. and Anthony Ervin finished in a first ever tie for the Gold Medal. Gary and Anthony as well as the 5th place finisher Bart Kizierowski from Poland all swam for Bottom.

Prior to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Bottom left the University of California for the head coach position of the Race Club in the Florida Keys. The so called World Team included athletes such as Nathan Adrian, Gary Hall Jr., Milorad Čavić and George Bovell. Bottom left the Race Club after the Olympics for the head coach of the University of Michigan.

Bottom graduated from USC with a bachelor's degree in psychology and received the Scholar-Athlete Award for the graduating athlete with the highest GPA. He received a master's degree in counseling at Auburn. Bottom, a member of three NCAA Championship teams at USC, was an Olympic team member and was on a world record 4×100 m freestyle relay.

See also[link]

• The Race Club

External links[link]

• The Race Club

References[link]

v t e 1980 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Steve Barnicoat Bill Barrett Craig Beardsley Mike Bottom Mike Bruner Rick Carey Chris Cavanaugh Jeff Float Billy Forrester Rowdy Gaines Brian Goodell Matt Gribble John Hencken Bob Jackson Kris Kirchner David Larson Steve Lundquist Glenn Mills John Moffet Ron Neugent William Paulus Peter Rocca Brian Roney John Simons Dave Sims Dave Thornton Jesse Vassallo Women's Team Terri Baxter Lisa Buese Linda Burton Kim Carlisle Tracy Caulkins Stephanie Elkins Nancy Hogshead Linda Jezek Libby Kinkead Karin LaBerge Kim Linehan Marybeth Linzmeier Mary T. Meagher Joan Pennington Susan Rapp Jill Sterkel Susie Thayer Sue Walsh Sippy Woodhead Coaches Paul Bergen Don Gambril George Haines Denny Pursley Randy Reese Mark Schubert

Nathan Jendrick (born September 23, 1984) is an U.S. author, lecturer, model, photographer and celebrity personal trainer.

Jendrick has written several books, primarily with/for celebrities and notable personalities. His first book, Dunks, Doubles, Doping was a USA Book News Award finalist^[1] . His literary properties were for a time represented by Mollie Glick at the Jean Naggar Literary Agency in New York, NY ^[2] .

In 2006, Jendrick founded the online swimming-related radio show Deck Pass which was later acquired by Wasserman Media Group along with TimedFinals.com, which Jendrick ran with co-host and business partner Scott Goldblatt, a US Olympic gold medalist.

On March 30, 2008, the New York Daily News announced via their website that Jendrick was signed on to write the official BALCO book with infamous lab founder Victor Conte^[3]. Though the site announced a publication date of September, the book has still not been released and the Buy.com listing has long become out of date^[4] .

As a photographer, Jendrick's work has been featured in a number of books, magazines and newspapers around the world. He was a featured photographer in the book Digital Sports Photography: Winning Shots Every Time.

Jendrick's book, Death, Drugs & Muscle: The Gregg Valentino Story has received largely positive reviews^[5], with MuscleSport Magazine writer Joe Pietaro claiming, "Five stars? If there was a 50 star rating, it still wouldn’t be enough for this book." This book has reportedly been optioned as a screenplay.

Stemming from his work with many charities, in 2005 Jendrick was featured on the ESPN Top 10 for an open water swim that started on Bainbridge Island, WA and finished on Alki Beach in Seattle, WA.

In 2011, Jendrick released Gym-Free and Ripped through Alpha Books which became an Amazon.com category Bestseller. A follow up, Gym-Free and Toned is due out in late 2012 according to the US publisher website.

Works[link]

• Dunks, Doubles, Doping: How Steroids Are Killing American Athletics (ISBN 1592289029) - Lyons Press
• Get Wet, Get Fit (ISBN 1416540784) - Simon & Schuster's Fireside
• Death, Drugs & Muscle: The Gregg Valentino Story (ISBN 1550229214) - ECW Press
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Swimming with Mike Bottom (ISBN 1592579655) - Alpha
• Gym-Free and Ripped (ISBN 1615640991) - Alpha

References[link]

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