Bill Forrester

William Ronald Forrester Jr. (born December 18, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. He represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter butterfly, finishing behind U.S. teammates Mike Bruner and Steve Gregg. Forrester won three gold and two bronze medals at the world championships in 1975 and 1978. Forrester graduated from Auburn University in 1980 and later worked as a swim coach, founding the Georgia Coastal Aquatic Team in 1994.[1]

For the American football player, see Bill Forester.

Bill Forrester

Gregg, Bruner and Forrester (right) at the 1976 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	William Ronald Forrester Jr.
National team	United States
Born	(1957-12-18) December 18, 1957 Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Club	Randy Reese Swim Club
College team	Auburn University
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 200 m butterfly World Championships – Long course 1975 Cali 200 m butterfly 1978 West Berlin 200 m freestyle 1978 West Berlin 4×200 m freestyle 1975 Cali 100 m butterfly 1978 West Berlin 400 m freestyle

See also

• List of Auburn University people
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Forrester". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.