Sportsman of the Year by the United States Olympic Committee in 1998, and was chosen USA Swimmer of the Year each of the following two years. In 2001, he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and USC Hall of Fame. See also List of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) List of select Jewish swimmers List of University of Southern California people List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men) World record progression 50 metres backstroke World record progression 100 metres backstroke World record progression 200 metres backstroke World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay References External links 1975 births Living people American male backstroke swimmers American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent World record setters in swimming Jewish American sportspeople Jewish swimmers Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2001 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2017 Maccabiah Games Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Sportspeople from Odesa Odesa Jews Swimmers from Los Angeles Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Ukrainian SSR emigrants to the United States USC Trojans men's swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Goodwill Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games 21st-century American Jews