Lawrence Edward "Larry" Barbiere (born March 6, 1951) 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 ...

and Olympic athlete. Barbiere represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

in Mexico City. He competed in the men's 100-meter backstroke, and finished fourth in the event final with a time of 1:01.1. Barbiere attended

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universit ...

in Bloomington, Indiana, where he swam for coach

Doc Counsilman James Edward "Doc" Counsilman (December 28, 1920 – January 4, 2004)
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's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team in

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(NCAA) and

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competition from 1970 to 1973. He was an eleven-time All-American as a college swimmer, and was a key member of the Hoosiers' three consecutive NCAA national championship teams in 1971, 1972 and 1973. Barbiere's son Jim also attended Indiana University and competed for the Hoosiers swim team from 2009 to 2013. His niece, swimmer

Emily Silver Emily Susan Silver (born October 9, 1985) is an American competitive swimmer, Olympic medalist, and swim coach. She was a member of the silver-medal-winning U.S. team of the 4×100 metre freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She compe ...

, won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barbiere, Larry 1951 births Living people American male backstroke swimmers Indiana Hoosiers men's swimmers Ohio lawyers Olympic swimmers for the United States Sportspeople from Dayton, Ohio Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni 20th-century American sportsmen

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