Full name Brian Gregory Job College team Stanford University Weight 74 kg National team United States Name Brian Job Education Stanford University | Sport Swimming Role Olympic athlete Club Santa Clara Swim Club Strokes Breaststroke Height 1.8 m | |
Born November 29, 1951 (age 72) ( 1951-11-29 ) Warren, Ohio Olympic medals Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke | ||
Brian Gregory Job (born November 29, 1951) 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 (AAU) national titles. He attended Stanford University, where he swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 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 4×100-meter medley relay at the 1971 Pan American Games. Job qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but did not advance beyond the preliminary heats of the 200-meter breaststroke.
According to a 2013 account in the San Jose Mercury News, Job was homeless and living on the streets of Palo Alto, a victim of a bipolar disorder, according to Job's family.