He attended Cope Junior High School and later swam for both Redlands Senior High School and the Redlands Aquatics Association in Redlands, California.[1][2] In 1973, in his Senior year in High School, he moved to Northern California from the Redlands near Los Angeles and swam with and graduated from San Rafael High School near San Francisco while also swimming with the Marin Aquatic Club under Don Swartz.[3][4]
Swimming for Redlands Swimming Association as a Junior Swimmer at the Pacific Southwest YMCA Swimming and Diving Championships in the summer of 1970, he set an age group record of 57.1 for the 100-yard butterfly, and a 23.2 in the 50-yard freestyle, fractions of a second off the former age group record.[5] In a Marin County Athletic League Meet, swimming as a Senior for San Rafael High School in March 1973, he won the 100 free in 50.9 and the 200 Individual Medley in 2:08.4.[6]
Collegiate swimmingedit
After High School, he swam for the University of Washington. He transferred to the University of Alabama, where he completed his undergraduate studies and swam for the Crimson Tide Swim Team under Hall of Fame coach Don Gambril who would serve as a U.S. Swim team coach at the 1972 Summer Olympics attended by Backhaus.[7][1]
In U.S. National competition, Backhaus won three AAU titles, in the 200 yd butterfly indoors in 1973–74, and in the 100 m butterfly in 1973. He also won NCAA titles in the 200 butterfly in 1974–75. He was an AAU All American in 1973 in both the 100-yard and 100-meter butterfly.[8]
1972 Munich Olympicsedit
Backhaus represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.[9] In the first swimming final of the Olympic competition, Backhaus won a bronze medal for his third-place performance in the men's 200-meter butterfly, finishing with a time of 2:03.23 behind Mark Spitz and Gary Hall, and completing an American sweep of the event.[7] Beginning his seven medal sweep, Spitz finished a full 1.6 seconds ahead of silver medalist Gary Hall, and Backhaus was about .6 seconds behind Hall in a close race.[10]
After retiring from competition, Backhaus worked as a teacher and coach at Konawaena High School in Hawaii for four years, and then trained swimmers in Texas and California for over 20 years.[9][11][1]
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For the German swimmer see Robin Backhaus German swimmer Robin James Backhaus born February 12 1955 is an American former competition swimmer Olympic medalist and former world record holder Robin BackhausBackhaus at the 1972 OlympicsPersonal informationFull nameRobin James BackhausNational teamUnited StatesBorn 1955 02 12 February 12 1955 age 69 Lincoln Nebraska U S Height6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight170 lb 77 kg SportSportSwimmingStrokesButterflyClubRiverside Aquatic AssociationCollege teamUniversity of AlabamaMedal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich 200 m butterfly World Championships LC 1973 Belgrade 200 m butterfly 1973 Belgrade 4 200 m freestyle 1973 Belgrade 100 m butterfly Contents 1 High School swimming 2 Collegiate swimming 3 1972 Munich Olympics 4 1973 World Aquatics Championships 5 See also 6 ReferencesHigh School swimming editHe attended Cope Junior High School and later swam for both Redlands Senior High School and the Redlands Aquatics Association in Redlands California 1 2 In 1973 in his Senior year in High School he moved to Northern California from the Redlands near Los Angeles and swam with and graduated from San Rafael High School near San Francisco while also swimming with the Marin Aquatic Club under Don Swartz 3 4 Swimming for Redlands Swimming Association as a Junior Swimmer at the Pacific Southwest YMCA Swimming and Diving Championships in the summer of 1970 he set an age group record of 57 1 for the 100 yard butterfly and a 23 2 in the 50 yard freestyle fractions of a second off the former age group record 5 In a Marin County Athletic League Meet swimming as a Senior for San Rafael High School in March 1973 he won the 100 free in 50 9 and the 200 Individual Medley in 2 08 4 6 Collegiate swimming editAfter High School he swam for the University of Washington He transferred to the University of Alabama where he completed his undergraduate studies and swam for the Crimson Tide Swim Team under Hall of Fame coach Don Gambril who would serve as a U S Swim team coach at the 1972 Summer Olympics attended by Backhaus 7 1 In U S National competition Backhaus won three AAU titles in the 200 yd butterfly indoors in 1973 74 and in the 100 m butterfly in 1973 He also won NCAA titles in the 200 butterfly in 1974 75 He was an AAU All American in 1973 in both the 100 yard and 100 meter butterfly 8 1972 Munich Olympics editBackhaus represented the United States as a 17 year old at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Germany 9 In the first swimming final of the Olympic competition Backhaus won a bronze medal for his third place performance in the men s 200 meter butterfly finishing with a time of 2 03 23 behind Mark Spitz and Gary Hall and completing an American sweep of the event 7 Beginning his seven medal sweep Spitz finished a full 1 6 seconds ahead of silver medalist Gary Hall and Backhaus was about 6 seconds behind Hall in a close race 10 1973 World Aquatics Championships editAt the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade Yugoslavia he won gold medals for his first place finish in the 200 meter butterfly and as a member of the winning U S team in the 4 200 meter freestyle relay He also received a bronze medal for finishing third in the 100 meter butterfly After retiring from competition Backhaus worked as a teacher and coach at Konawaena High School in Hawaii for four years and then trained swimmers in Texas and California for over 20 years 9 11 1 See also editList of Olympic medalists in swimming men List of University of Alabama people List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming men World record progression 4 200 metres freestyle relayReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robin Backhaus a b c Robin Backhaus Biography Olympedia Retrieved 19 November 2021 Robin Backhaus of Cope Makes CIF Finals Redlands Daily Facts Redlands California 17 March 1970 pg 9 Coddington Lew Daily Independent Journal San Rafael California 28 March 1973 pg 40 Chatoian Ralph Too Early to Panic Daily Independent Journal San Rafael California 9 April 1973 pg 29 Redlands Swimmers Again Set Records Redlands Daily Facts Redlands California 17 June 1970 pg 12 Coddington Lew Redwood Swimmers Hold Off San Rafael Daily Independent Journal San Rafael California 28 March 1973 pg 40 a b Sports Reference com Olympic Sports Swimming at the 1972 Munchen Summer Games Men s 200 metres Butterfly Final Retrieved October 22 2012 All America Swimmers Announced The Independent Record Helena Montana 10 October 1973 pg 8 a b Sports Reference com Olympic Sports Athletes Robin Backhaus Retrieved October 22 2012 1972 Munich Olympic 200 meter Butterfly Results Olympedia Retrieved 19 November 2021 Robin Backhaus Hawaii Swim site nbsp nbsp This article about a swimming Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robin Backhaus amp oldid 1209133793, wikipedia, wiki, 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