Known as the voice of swimming, he has worked with CBS, TNT and ESPN as a regular announcer for swimming and other events, and called his eighth Olympic telecast for NBC at the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
Rowdy is a highly sought after motivational speaker and shares his inspiring story of perseverance. He also offers amazing insight to the behind the scenes of the Olympic Games as a competitor and commentator.
Hometown: Orlando FL
Birth date: February 17, 1959
College: Auburn University
Three Time Olympic Gold Medalist at the 1984 Games
•100m Freestyle
•4x100m Freestyle
•4x100m Medley
Points of Interest…
Rowdy is a highly sought after motivational speaker and shares his inspiring story of perseverance. He also offers amazing insight to the behind the scenes of the Olympic Games as a competitor and commentator.
Hometown: Orlando FL
Birth date: February 17, 1959
College: Auburn University
Three Time Olympic Gold Medalist at the 1984 Games
•100m Freestyle
•4x100m Freestyle
•4x100m Medley
Points of Interest…
- Rowdy spent many years on top of the swimming world as a World and American record holder and Two time Olympian.
- Rowdy won the 1980 and 1981 NCAA Championship in the 100m Freestyle and 200m Freestyle swimming for Auburn University.
- After his Olympic career, Rowdy has competed in Masters swimming and continues to break records, win medals and compete on an international stage.
- The voice of American swimming, Rowdy will be commentating at his eighth Olympic Games in 2020 in Tokyo with NBC.
- He is one of the top ambassadors for the sport of swimming through his work with the YMCA and serving as a spokesperson for the USA Swimming Foundation.
- Rowdy was inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame in 2005 and the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1995
- Rowdy and his wife Judy have four children: Emily, Madison, Savanna and Isabelle and three granddaughters.