EntityQ6208731· pop 9· linked from 270 articlesJoe BottomSign in to saveAmerican swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holderPersonBorn1955-04-18via Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn18 April 1955via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthSanta ClaraOccupationswimmerLanguages spokenEnglish languageAwardInternational Swimming Hall of FameSportcompetitive swimmingMember of teamUSC TrojansCountry for sportUnited StatesConnectionsUnited StatesCountryRussiaCountryFranceCategories1955 births20th-century American sportsmenAmerican male butterfly swimmersAmerican male freestyle swimmersLiving peopleMedalists at the 1976 Summer OlympicsOlympic gold medalists for the United States in swimmingOlympic silver medalists for the United States in swimmingSportspeople from Santa Clara, CaliforniaSwimmers at the 1976 Summer OlympicsSwimmers from Akron, Ohio