Steve Rerych
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Stephen Karl "Steve"•Rerych |
| Used name | Steve•Rerych |
| Born | 14 May 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) |
| Measurements | 200 cm / 91 kg |
| Affiliations | NC State Wolfpack, Raleigh (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
After being forced to withdraw from the final of the individual 200m freestyle because of illness, Steve Rerych won a gold medal in both freestyle relays. Rerych, who attended North Carolina State, won his only AAU title when he took the indoor 100y freestyle in 1966. An outstanding athlete, Rerych also played baseball at NC State and pitched for them in the College World Series. He later attended medical school at Columbia, did his residency in general and thoracic surgery at Duke University Medical Center and later became a surgeon in Asheville, North Carolina and then in West Virginia.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Steve Rerych | |||
| 200 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 3 September 1968 - 23 August 1970: 3:32.5 (3 September 1968; Long Beach, USA), 3:31.7 (17 October 1968; Ciudad de México, MEX))