Auburn University swimmer Rowdy Gaines celebrates setting the world record in the 200-meter freestyle at the 1980 United States Swimming National Championships in Austin, Texas. Gaines also set the world record in the 100-meter freestyle at the event.
Rowdy Gaines Sets World Record
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Courtesy of Auburn University Libraries
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