Richard John Carey was born on March 13,1963 and is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events.
10 Facts About Rick Carey
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Rick Carey broke nine world records, five individually, and was a double world champion.
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Rick Carey was named as the Swimmer of the Year in 1983 by Swimming World magazine.
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Rick Carey was selected to make his international debut at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, but had to withdraw when the United States boycotted the Olympics at Jimmy Carter's insistence due to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.
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In 1981 Rick Carey was the American champion in both the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke, setting a national record in the latter, after moving to the University of Texas at Austin to train under coach Eddie Reese.
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In 1983, Rick Carey set world records of 55.38 seconds in the 100-meter and 1:58.93 in the 200-meter backstroke, breaking marks set in 1976 by John Naber.
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Rick Carey created a minor controversy after his victory in the 200-meter backstroke, when despite winning Olympic gold, he appeared noticeably unhappy about having failed to break his own world record time.
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Rick Carey later apologized and responded much more positively to his 100-meter win, despite the fact that it too fell short of his own world record.
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Rick Carey continued to win events at a national level thereafter, retiring in 1986.
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Rick Carey was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1993.