Bill Forrester
William " Bill" Forrester ( born December 18, 1957 in Darby, Pennsylvania ) is a retired American swimmer.
At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, he won the bronze medal over 200 m butterfly. Two years later he was able to win at the World Swimming Championships in Berlin both the title over 200m freestyle and the 200m butterfly. Other successes were denied him by the Olympic boycott in 1980.
1973: James Montgomery | 1975: Tim Shaw | 1978: Bill Forrester | 1982: Michael Gross | 1986: Michael Gross | 1991 Giorgio Lamberti | 1994: Antti Kasvio | 1998: Michael Klim | 2001: Ian Thorpe | 2003: Ian Thorpe | 2005: Michael Phelps | 2007: Michael Phelps | 2009: Paul Biedermann | 2011: Ryan Lochte | 2013: Yannick Agnel
1973: Robin Backhaus | 1975: Bill Forrester | 1978: Michael Bruner | 1982: Michael Gross | 1986: Michael Gross | 1991 Melvin Stewart | 1994: Denis Pankratov | 1998: Denys Sylantjew | 2001: Michael Phelps | 2003: Michael Phelps | 2005: Paweł Korzeniowski | 2007: Michael Phelps | 2009: Michael Phelps | 2011: Michael Phelps | 2013: Chad le Clos
- Float ( United States)
- Olympian (United States)
- World Champion ( swimming)
- Born in 1957
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