Rowdy Gaines Biography
Rowdy Gaines is a Journalist and a former competitive swimmer currently working since the 1996 Summer Olympics for the NBC Sports Network as a swimming analyst. Rowdy Gaines also serves for ESPN as a commentator and has also been an Olympic Gold Medalist 3-time. Rowdy started swimming at Winter Haven High School at the age of 17. Additionally, Rowdy Gaines is an Auburn University graduate.
Rowdy Gaines Age
Rowdy Gaines was born in Winter Haven, Florida in the United States, on February 17, 1959. He is 64 years old.
Rowdy Gaines Height
He stands at a moderate height of 6 feet 1 inch/Approximately 1.85 m.
Rowdy Gaines Family
Rowdy Gaines was born to his caring and loving parents Ambrose “Buddy” Gaines and Jettie Ann in Winter Haven, Florida in the United States. His parents met at Cypress Gardens in the 1950s. Rowdy is of white ethnicity and holds an American nationality. Gaines joined Winter Haven High School where he started swimming at the age of 17 years. He later received a swimming scholarship during his stay at Auburn University, where Rowdy won five NCAA champions and was trained by head coach Richard Quick.
Rowdy Gaines Wife
He is married to his pretty wife Judy Gaines. The duo 1989 exchanged their wedding vows. The couple has four beautiful daughters namely Emily, Madison, Isabelle, and Savanna and the family resides in Florida, Lake Mary.
Rowdy Gaines Salary
Rowdy Gaines receives an annual salary of $10,000 – $100,000 annually.
Rowdy Gaines’s Net worth
Gaines has an approximate net worth of $1 million – $5 million.
Rowdy Gaines Olympics
Rowdy started swimming at Winter Haven High School at the age of 17 and in 1978 his professional swimming started. Gaines was the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle world record holder and also world records set at 10. During the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Gaines won a gold medal for the 100-meter freestyle and two gold medals for relays.
Rowdy Gaines Career
Rowdy currently serving for the NBC network as a swimming analyst since the 1996 Summer Olympics. He has participated in several Olympics such as the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics, the 2012 London Summer Olympics, the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics held in 2021, and the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics as an analyst.
Additionally, Rowdy Gaines was the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle world record holder and also world records set at 10. During the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Gaines won a gold medal for the 100-meter freestyle and two gold medals for relays. Rowdy Gaines also serves for ESPN as a commentator and has also been an Olympic Gold Medalist 3-time.
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