Rod Strachan

Rodney Strachan (born October 16, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he received a gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley event.[2] He received a silver medal in the same event at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade.

Rodney “Rod” Strachan
Personal information
Full nameRodney Strachan
Nickname(s)"Rod"
National teamUnited States
Born (1955-10-16) October 16, 1955
Santa Monica, California
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley
ClubAnaheim Aquatics and Fullerton Area Swim Team (FAST) [1]
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 400 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1973 Belgrade 400 m medley

Strachan held the long course world record in the 400-meter individual medley (4:23.68) from July 1976 to August 1978.

Before attending USC, Strachan was a standout swimmer at Foothill High School in Tustin, California. [3]

See also

References
  1. "Legendary Coach Jon Urbanchek Loves Coaching and People". ScCal Swim History. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)
  3. "Foothill High School Aquatics". Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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