Gregory Stewart Burgess (born January 11, 1972) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. Burgess was born in

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Greg Burgess
. Retrieved March 6, 2015. He attended the

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in Jacksonville, Florida, where he swam for the Bolles high school swim team.The Bolles School, Athletics
Bolles Olympic Medalists
. Retrieved March 6, 2015. He graduated from Bolles in 1990. Burgess accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

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in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for the

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team in

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(NCAA) competition from 1991 to 1994. While in college, he set four American records: two in the 200-meter individual medley and two in the 400-meter individual medley, and was a four-time NCAA champion in the same two events in 1993 and 1994. Burgess received twelve All-American honors as a Gator swimmer. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1994. He represented the United States in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. He won a silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 200-meter individual medley at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona, Spain, finishing with a time of 2:00.97. Four years later at the

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in Atlanta, Georgia, he finished sixth in the event final of the men's 200-meter individual medley with a time of 2:02.56. Burgess joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1997, and has been promoted to the rank of major. Former Gator Greg Burgess Inducted into United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame
" GatorZone.com (August 2, 2010). Retrieved May 25, 2011. In 2010, Burgess was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame. Burgess has served two tours of duty in Iraq, and as the Chief of Mission for the U.S. military team at the international military games (CISM) for swimming in 2009 (Canada) and 2010 (Germany). He is one of a select few American Olympians to volunteer for military service.

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;Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Greg 1972 births Living people American male freestyle swimmers American male medley swimmers Florida Gators men's swimmers Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Sportspeople from Baltimore Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics United States Marine Corps officers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Bolles School alumni Pan American Games medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade gold medalists for the United States Universiade silver medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games

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