Tim Shaw (swimmer)
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Timothy A. Shaw (born November 8, 1957), in Long Beach, California) is a former American swimmer and water polo player.
He is one of a handful of athletes to win Olympic medals in two different sports. He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine on August 4th, 1975, after receiving the FINA Prize Eminence Award in 1974, representative of the greatest contribution to world aquatics; being named World Swimmer of the Year for two years running, 1974 & 1975; and winning the Sullivan Award in 1975 as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States.
Because of his Sports Illustrated appearance, some speculate that he was another victim of the Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx.[citation needed] In the 1976 Olympics the following summer, he could manage only a Silver medal in the 400m freestyle; he was completely shut out of his signature event, the 1500m freestyle. He could not compete four years later when the US led the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott in Moscow, Russia. Shaw further was a member of the 1984 US water polo team that was undefeated in Olympic competition but was awarded the Silver Medal because the Yugoslav team, with an identical record, scored four more goals overall.
Between 1974 and 1984, Shaw won 2 Olympic silver medals; 3 World Championships; 7 National U.S. Amateur Athletic Union titles; and 3 U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships.
[edit] See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of swimmers
- Athletics at Long Beach State University
