Steve Genter
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Robert Steven Genter (born January 4, 1951) is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. He was a freestyle specialist who earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He also won silver medals at the Munich Olympics in the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle events.[1]
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Full name | Robert Steven Genter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Steve", "Curly" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1951-01-04) January 4, 1951 (age 73) Artesia, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Erika Ruegg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Lakewood Aquatics Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of California, Los Angeles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In high school, where he attended Lakewood High, in Lakewood, Caliifornia, part of the Long Beach School District, Genter was an All-American in both swimming and water polo. He swam for the Lakewood Aquatics Club.[1][2] He sat out from swimming for a good part of his Senior year in High School due to sinus infections.[3]
In the 1970 Universiade in Turin Italy, he took a silver in the 400 and 1500 Meter freestyles.[1][4] In later competitions, Genter would shave his head before swim meets, for which he was given the nickname "Curly".[5]