14 Facts About Tim McKee

Alexander Timothy McKee was born on March 14,1953 and is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic silver medalist.

Tim McKee was a successful medley and backstroke swimmer, and is often remembered for being a part of the closest Olympic swimming finish in history and the resulting rule changes regarding the timing of international swimming events.

Tim McKee was the fourth of nine children in his family; his father Alexander "Big Al" McKee was a former All-American for Ohio State University's Buckeye swimming and diving team in the late 1930s.

Tim McKee graduated from Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pennsylvania in 1971.

Shortly before Tim McKee graduated, Greg Jagenburg, a World Aquatics and Pan American Games Champion in butterfly swam for Malvern and the Suburban Swim Club along with McKee's brother Chris, a High School All American.

Tim McKee followed his older brother Mark to Gainesville, where Mark McKee was an All-American swimmer for the Florida Gators from 1969 to 1971.

Tim McKee finished second in the men's 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:07.9, earning his first silver medal in international competition.

At the 1972 Olympics, Tim McKee garnered a second silver medal in the men's 200-meter individual medley, again finishing behind gold medalist Larsson, who set a new world record in the event.

Tim McKee placed fifth in the final of the men's 200-meter backstroke.

The times of both Strachan and McKee broke the prior world record in the event final, with Strachan setting the new mark.

Tim McKee was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1987, and the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1998.

Tim McKee is a veteran celebrity swimmer for Swim Across America, a charitable organization that raises funds for cancer research, and has participated in sixteen SAA events.

Tim McKee has worked in Miami Beach, Florida as a life guard and public safety officer for over 20 years, has worked in real estate, and has helped train other Olympic swimmers including Nancy Hogshead.

Tim McKee married his wife Courtney, a former competition swimmer, in 1998.