John Moffet (swimmer)

John Moffet

Personal information
Full name	John Clifford Moffet
Nationality	United States
Born	(1964-07-27) July 27, 1964 Banning, California
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Breaststroke
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  United States World Championships (LC) Bronze 1982 Guayaquil 100 m Breaststroke Bronze 1982 Guayaquil 200 m Breaststroke Pan American Games Silver 1983 Caracas 100 m breaststroke Pan Pacific Championships Gold 1985 Tokyo 100 m Breaststroke Gold 1985 Tokyo 200 m Breaststroke Gold 1985 Tokyo 4x100 m Medley Summer Universiade Gold 1985 Kobe 100 m Breaststroke Gold 1985 Kobe 200 m Breaststroke Gold 1985 Kobe 4x100 m Medley

John Clifford Moffet (born July 27, 1964) is an American former competition swimmer who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. At the 1984 Olympics, he finished fifth in the final of the men's 100-meter breaststroke event. He had his best year in 1985, winning three gold medals at both the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and the Summer Universiade.

Moffet is a three-time Primetime Emmy Award winner for The Amazing Race.

See also

• List of Stanford University people
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 100 metres breaststroke
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay

References

External links

• John Moffet – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com

Preceded by James A. Dombrowski Edward D. Eyestone Timothy J. Green Susan K. Harbour Kathryn L. Hayes Lauri A. Young	NCAA Top VI Award Class of 1987 Lisa L. Ice Jon L. Louis Cheryl Miller John Moffet Dub W. Myers Megan Neyer	Succeeded by Regina K. Cavanaugh Charles D. Cecil Keith J. Jackson Gordon C. Lockbaum Mary T. Meagher David Robinson
Records
Preceded by Steve Lundquist	Men's 100-meter breaststroke world record-holder (long course) June 25, 1984 – July 29, 1984	Succeeded by Steve Lundquist
Preceded by Rick Carey Steve Lundquist Pablo Morales Rowdy Gaines	Men's 400-meter medley relay world record-holder (long course) August 18, 1985 – September 25, 1988	Succeeded by David Berkoff Rick Schroeder Matt Biondi Chris Jacobs

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 Bill 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 Susan Walsh Sippy Woodhead Coaches Paul Bergen Don Gambril George Haines Denny Pursley Randy Reese Mark Schubert

v t e 1984 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Matt Biondi Rick Carey Chris Cavanaugh George DiCarlo Jeff Float Geoff Gaberino Rowdy Gaines Matt Gribble Bruce Hayes Mike Heath Tom Jager Patrick Kennedy Jeff Kostoff David Larson Robin Leamy Steve Lundquist John Moffet Pablo Morales John Mykkanen Mike O'Brien Richard Saeger Rich Schroeder Jesse Vassallo Dave Wilson Women's Team Theresa Andrews Tracy Caulkins Tiffany Cohen Sue Heon Nancy Hogshead Jenna Johnson Kim Linehan Mary T. Meagher Betsy Mitchell Susan Rapp Kim Rhodenbaugh Michelle Richardson Carrie Steinseifer Jill Sterkel Dara Torres Tori Trees Mary Wayte Amy White Sippy Woodhead Coaches Ron Ballatore Ray Bussard Don Gambril George Haines Charlie Hodgson Doug Ingram Frank Keefe Skip Kenney Richard Quick Randy Reese Mark Schubert