Mike Austin (other)
Mike Austin may refer to: *Mike Austin (golfer) (1910–2005), English-American golfer *Mike Austin (swimmer) (born 1943), American swimmer See also *Michael Austin (other) Michael Austin may refer to: *Michael W. Austin (born 1969), American philosopher *Michael Phillip Austin, Australian environmentalist *Michael Allen Austin (born 1965), American illustrator *Michael Austin (writer) (born 1966), American academic an ...

Mike Austin (golfer)
Michael Hoke Austin (February 17, 1910 – November 23, 2005) was an American golf professional and kinesiology expert, specializing in long drives. He was credited by Guinness World Records with hitting the longest drive in tournament play (471m/515 yards) in 1974 at Winterwood Golf Course (the Par-4 455-yard 14th Hole now called Desert Rose Golf Course) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Biography Austin was born in Guernsey. By the time he was four years-old, he had moved with his family to London and then Scotland. They later emigrated to the United States, where they settled firstly in Florida and finally Georgia. Social Security records refute these biographical entries. They reflect that Michael Hoke Austin was born 17 Feb. 1910 and died (aged 95) on 23 Nov. 2005. His father was born in Alabama and there are no records reflecting English or Scottish claims. During the Depression, Austin ran a local golf shop in Atlanta during the summer. In the winter he frequented the courses f ...
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Mike Austin (swimmer)
Michael MacKay Austin (born August 26, 1943) is a retired American swimmer. He represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay with teammates Steve Clark, Gary Ilman and Don Schollander, setting a new world record of 3:33.2. Individually, he placed sixth in the 100 m freestyle with a time of 54.5 seconds. Austin attended Yale University, where he swam for coach Phil Moriarty's Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Ivy League competition from 1962 to 1964. He graduated from Yale with his bachelor's degree in 1964. Austin donated his Olympic gold medal to his alma mater in 2006. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * List of Yale University people * World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay This article includes the world record progression for the 4×100 metres freestyle relay, and it shows the chronologic ...
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