11 Facts About Sandy Goss

At the age of 8, Sandy Goss' family moved to Toronto and he began swimming for the North York Aquatic Club.

At 17, Sandy Goss set a new short-course world record in the 200-metres backstroke at the Canadian Nationals.

Sandy Goss received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association competition under coach Randy Reese from 1987 to 1990.

Sandy Goss won three Southeastern Conference individual championships in the 100-metre backstroke and the 200-metre backstroke, as well as seven SEC championships as a member of winning Gators relay teams.

Sandy Goss received twenty-three All-American honors during his four-year American college swimming career.

Sandy Goss graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1991.

Sandy Goss represented Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Sandy Goss was a member of Canada's fifth-place team in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, and seventh-place team in the men's 4x100-metre freestyle relay.

Sandy Goss again earned a silver medal by swimming the freestyle leg for Canada's second-place team in the 4x100-metre medley relay.

Sandy Goss was a member of the Canadian eighth-place team in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, and ninth-place team in the men's 4x100-metre freestyle relay.

Sandy Goss was a double gold medalist at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning championships in the 200-metre backstroke and 4x100-metre medley relay, and won silver medals as a member of the second-place Canadian teams in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay and 4x200-metre freestyle relay.