Jim Montgomery (swimmer)

James Paul Montgomery (born January 24, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. Montgomery was the first man to break the 50-second barrier (49.99) in the 100-meter freestyle,[1] at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he won three gold medals and one bronze.[2]

Jim Montgomery

Personal information
Full name	James Paul Montgomery
Nickname(s)	"Jim"
National team	United States
Born	(1955-01-24) January 24, 1955 Madison, Wisconsin
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Gatorade Swim Club
College team	Indiana University
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 100 m freestyle 1976 Montreal 4×200 m freestyle 1976 Montreal 4×100 m medley 1976 Montreal 200 m freestyle World Aquatics Championships 1973 Belgrade 100 m freestyle 1973 Belgrade 200 m freestyle 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m freestyle 1973 Belgrade 4×200 m freestyle 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m medley 1975 Cali 4×100 m freestyle 1975 Cali 100 m freestyle 1978 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle 1978 Berlin 100 m freestyle

Montgomery won five gold medals in freestyle events at the first World Championships in 1973. From Yugoslavia, Montgomery went to Indiana University, swam for Doc Counsilman for four years, with the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games taking place between his junior and senior years.[3][4]

He founded the Dallas Masters swim program in 1981 and later renamed it the Lone Star Masters. In 1990, the name officially became Baylor/Lone Star Masters.[5] He began teaching swim lessons in 2007, including a class to help adults get past their fear of water.

He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1986 as an Honor Swimmer.[6]

He coached varsity swimming at the Greenhill School in Addison, Texas from 1999 to 2016. He resigned in 2016 to launch the Jim Montgomery Swim School.[7]

He also is the founder of the Dallas Aquatic Masters club team and in 2002 was named U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Coach of the Year.[8][9]

See also

• List of Indiana University (Bloomington) people
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 100 metres freestyle
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

1. Stories about USMS Swimmers: Jim Montgomery originally published 2000-07-19, updated 2005-05-28, retrieved 2009-06-23.
2. Jim Montgomery Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
3. Indiana Hoosiers. grfx.cstv.com
4. Indiana University Archives. indiana.edu
5. History & Archives. usms.org
6. International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Jim Montgomery (USA). Retrieved April 11, 2015.
7. Jim Montgomery Swim School - About Jim. jmswim.com.
8. Recipients of the Speedo/U.S. Masters Swimming Coach of the Year Award from the USMS website (www.usms.org); retrieved 2009-06-23.
9. Dallas Aquatic Masters. clubassistant.com

Bibliography

• Mastering Swimming / Your guide for fitness, training, and competition, by Jim Montgomery/Mo Chambers, Human Kinetics Publishers, 2008-10-24, ISBN 978-0-7360-7453-7

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Montgomery". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27.
• Jim Montgomery (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
• jmswim.com – Official Website of Jim Montgomery Swim School

Records
Preceded by Mark Spitz	Men's 100-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) June 21, 1975 – August 3, 1975	Succeeded by Andy Coan
Preceded by Andy Coan	Men's 100-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) August 23, 1975 – August 14, 1976	Succeeded by Jonty Skinner