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Brian Gregory Job is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won the bronze medal for his third-place finish in the men's 200-meter breaststroke.
As a teenager, he swam for coach George Haines' Santa Clara Swim Club, winning fourteen America Athletic Union national titles. He attended Stanford University, where he swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association competition. On August 22, 1970, he set a new world record of 2:23.5 in the 200-meter breaststroke, which would stand for almost two years. He was also a member of the U.S. relay team that won the gold medal in the 4x100-meter medley relay at the 1971 Pan American Games.
A newspaper account in 2013, Brian Job is homeless on the streets of Palo Alto, a victim of a bipolar disorder, according to Job's family.
Born
November 29th, 1951 in Warren / Died: Aug 14th, 2019 - aged 67
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2019/10/31
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