Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong was born on 7 April 1968 and is an Australian former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
21 Facts About Duncan Armstrong
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Duncan Armstrong was born in the Queensland city of Rockhampton, and began swimming at the age of five.
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Duncan Armstrong attended the selective Brisbane State High School in Brisbane, where he was captain of the school's swim team.
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Duncan Armstrong made his international swimming debut in the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Duncan Armstrong won his first gold medal in the 400-metre freestyle in dramatic fashion by surging from behind after trailing by nearly 25 metres at the midway point of the race.
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Duncan Armstrong arrived in Seoul for the 1988 Summer Olympics ranked 46th in the world, facing a trio of past and current world record holders in the men's 200-metre freestyle: Matt Biondi of the United States, Artur Wojdat of Poland, and Michael Gross of West Germany.
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At 150 metres, Duncan Armstrong was in third place, but he surged past Sweden's Anders Holmertz and then Biondi in the final 25 metres to claim the gold medal with a new world-record time of 1 minute 47.25 seconds.
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Later, in the men's 400-metre freestyle, Duncan Armstrong was slow out of the blocks, turning last at the 100-metre mark, and still being second-to-last at the 300-metre mark.
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Duncan Armstrong attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team under coach Randy Reese in 1988 and 1989.
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Duncan Armstrong won Southeastern Conference titles in the 500-yard freestyle and the 400- and 800-yard freestyle relays, and was named an All-American in the 400- and 800-metre freestyle relays in 1989.
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Duncan Armstrong was again the favourite at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Duncan Armstrong retired from competitive swimming after the 1992 Olympics.
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However, after two months of training, Duncan Armstrong announced that he would abandon his comeback and retire again.
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Duncan Armstrong married American Olympic swimmer Tami Bruce in 1989; they have two sons.
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Duncan Armstrong has three children with his second wife, Rebecca.
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Duncan Armstrong is a practicing Christian, and often speaks on Christian-related subjects.
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Duncan Armstrong has worked as an expert swimming commentator on Channel Nine's Wide World of Sports; he has presented the swimming coverage for Fox Sports, and hosted Fox Sports Central on Sunday.
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Duncan Armstrong is a well-known swimming safety advocate, and has coached young swimmers.
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Duncan Armstrong has been a commercial spokesman for Centrum multivitamins and Cardiotech fitness equipment.
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Duncan Armstrong received a Medal of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to swimming in 1989, an Australian Sports Medal in 2000, and a Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through the sport of swimming in 2001.
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Duncan Armstrong was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1993, the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1996, and the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame in 2009.