Randall Bal

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Medal record
Men’s Swimming
Competitor for Flag of the United States United States
World Championsips (Long Course)
Gold 2001 Fukuoka 50 m backstroke
Silver 2005 Montreal[1] 100 m backstroke
World Championships - Short Course
Silver 2006 Shanghai 4 x 100 m medley relay
Silver 2008 Manchester 100 m Backstroke
Silver 2008 Manchester 4 x 100 m medley relay
Bronze 2006 Shanghai[2] 100 m Backstroke
Bronze 2006 Shanghai 4 x 100 m freestyle relay
Pan American Games
Gold 2007 Rio[3] 100 m backstroke
Gold 2007 Rio 4 x 100 m medley relay

Randall Bal (born November 14, 1980 in Fair Oaks, California) is a backstroke swimmer from the United States, who represented his native country at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, where he won the gold medal in the 50 m backstroke. He has swum under coach Mike Hastings at California Capital Aquatics since he was four years old. Bal, nicknamed Turbo, attended the Stanford University, where he studied psychology.

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[edit] Personal life

Bal was born to Adrian and Carol Bal. Adrian is a pharmacist and his mother is a notary. He has two sisters. His oldest sister, Robyn, swam for Brigham Young University. His younger sister, Tamara, swam at UCLA. Bal attended Bella Vista High School where he graduated in 1999. From there, he swam for Stanford University, class of 2003, and graduated with a degree in psychology. He is sponsored by Speedo. In 2007, he collected the $100,000 prize purse offered by Arena and Fina in the Fina World Cup.

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  1. ^ Montreal 2005 Results. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
  2. ^ 8th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m). Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
  3. ^ Pan American Games Rio 2007 Results. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.