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Rowdy Gaines

Occupation Olympic Swimmer and Vice President of Partnerships and Development at the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance

Education Bachelor’s Degree from Auburn in Speech Communication

Awards Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Rowdy Gaines has been inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame and International Swimming Hall of Fame. Today, he is known as the “Voice of Swimming.”

Rowdy Gaines is the vice president of partnerships and development at the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, where he leads the Step Into Swim initiative as a swim safety education program. As an Olympic swimmer and an ambassador to the sport of swimming, Gaines is committed to building enthusiasm for aquatics and creating more swimmers.