Of course, that won't make up for the time lost, nor will it guarantee every athlete's story becomes the next Rowdy Gaines tale of perseverance. But Gaines sees common ground with the athletes ...

“He did it!” Caleb Dressel had just won a gold medal and Rowdy Gaines was all fired up. ”Yes, sir!” This is the Rowdy Gaines swimming fans have grown to know and love. Fist pumps. Exclamations. Rising ...

Fans of Olympic swimming know the iconic voice of commentator Rowdy Gaines. His boisterous attitude and approach to describing the often tight races make the eight days of swim competition can't-miss ...

At the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, swimmer Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines powered the United States to three gold medals, winning one individual title in the 100m freestyle and swimming the anchor legs in ...

then—to use to swimming analogy—you'd want Rowdy Gaines in the center lane of that pool. Gaines, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and U.S. Olympic and International Hall of Famer ...