Rod Strachan

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Rod Strachan
Personal information
Full nameRodney Strachan
Nickname(s)"Rod"
National teamUnited States
Born (1955-10-16) October 16, 1955 (age 66)
Santa Monica, California
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley
ClubFullerton Area Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record

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.[1] He received a silver medal in the same event at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade.

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

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References[]

  1. ^ "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)

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Records
Preceded by Men's 400-meter individual medley
world record-holder (long course)

July 25, 1976 – August 4, 1978
Succeeded by
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