Ambrose “Rowdy” Gaines, IV (born February 17, 1959) is an American former competition swimmer….U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame member…. three-time Olympic gold medalist….and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He is currently the chief fundraiser for USA Swimming….as well as a swimming analyst for television networks ESPN and NBC….including coverage of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics and the London 2012 Summer Olympics….but in 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics….he was the fastest HUMAN in the world at the 100m freestyle.
