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William Ronald Forrester Jr. (born December 18, 1957) is an American former competition
swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. He represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the
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in Montreal, Quebec, where he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter butterfly, finishing behind U.S. teammates
Mike Bruner Michael Lee Bruner (born July 23, 1956) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. At the 1976 Olympics he won gold medals in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay and in the 20 ...
and
Steve Gregg Steven Garrett Gregg (born November 3, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer. He won silver medals in the 200 m butterfly event at the 1976 Olympics, 1975 Pan American Games, and 1973 and 1978 world championships. After graduating from ...
. Forrester won three gold and two bronze medals at the world championships in 1975 and 1978. Forrester graduated from
Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
in 1980 and later worked as a swim coach, founding the Georgia Coastal Aquatic Team in 1994.


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List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming from 1973 to 2022. Medalists Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines. 50 metre freestyle *Medals: 100 metre ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Forrester, Bill 1957 births Living people American male butterfly swimmers American male freestyle swimmers Auburn Tigers men's swimmers World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Darby, Pennsylvania World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Pennsylvania