Peter Drake Rocca is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. Rocca broke onto the international swimming scene winning two gold medals in the Men's Backstroke events at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico. Peter participated for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he claimed two silver medals in the Men's Backstroke events. Rocca continued to swim after the Montreal Olympics?two years later he won the silver medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke event at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in Berlin, Germany. The next year, he again represented the United States at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico winning the 200-meter backstroke in a new world reocrd time. In 1980, Rocca qualified for the Olympic team in both the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke events and was elected team captain, only to have his culminating performances dashed by the United States-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. 

July 27th, 1957 in Oakland (Age 67) as Peter Drake Rocca