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Gary Robert Conelly (born October 18, 1952) is an American former
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 ...
who represented the United States at the
1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
in Munich, Germany. Conelly swam for the winning U.S. teams in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay and 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Under the 1972 Olympic rules, however, he was ineligible to receive a medal because he did not swim in the final of the relays. In April 2024, Connelly, who at one point served as the head swim coach at the
University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentu ...
, would be named in a
Title IX Title IX is the most commonly used name for the federal civil rights law in the United States that was enacted as part (Title IX) of the Education Amendments of 1972. It prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or any other educat ...
sexual violence lawsuit which accused him of hiring suspected sexual predator
Lars Jorgensen Lars Ploug Jorgensen (born September 1, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes Lars Jorgensen Retrieved ...
, in spite of the fact that he had been informed that Jorgensen had a sexual relationship with a female swim student he had coached while employed at the University of Toledo. Emails from June 2012 confirmed that Mark Howard, who previously served at the University of Toledo as an assistant swimming coach, informed both Conelly and University of Kentucky athletic director
Mitch Barnhart Mitch Barnhart (born August 27, 1959) is the athletics director for the Kentucky Wildcats athletics program at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Barnhart was hired by the university in 2002 succeeding Larry Ivy. Barnhart served ...
about the allegation.


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List of Indiana University (Bloomington) people This is a list of notable current and former faculty members, alumni, and non-graduating attendees of Indiana University Bloomington in Bloomington, Indiana. Presidents of Indiana University Academics * R.J.Q. Adams, B.S., 1965, professor o ...
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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 chronological history of world record times in that competitive swimming event. The 4×100 metres freestyle relay is a relay event in which ...


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1952 births Living people American male freestyle swimmers World record setters in swimming Indiana Hoosiers men's swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United States Sportspeople from Denver Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{US-swimming-bio-stub