James Richert Rauch (born August 17, 1979) is an American former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and Olympic medalist. Rauch was
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swimmer, who swam on his local club swim team
Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club
(FLEET) until college. In his high school career at Cypress Creek High School he was a five-time UIL high school state champion. In his college career at the

University of Texas The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 students as of fall 2 ...

he helped his teams win 2

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titles in 2000 and 2001. He was also a member of 5

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relays and was a 18-time all-American. Rauch won a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

in Sydney, Australia. After he retired from swimming Rauch spent a number of years on the USA Swimming Board of Directors and the USA Swimming Athlete Executive Committee. In 2016 Rauch got inducted into th
Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame
Now Rauch competes in

Triathlon A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the ...

long distance running Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running come two di ...

, and long distance swimming. He also coaches

fo
Patrick Brady Coaching
(PBC).

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* 1979 births Living people American male freestyle swimmers Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Texas Longhorns men's swimmers Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Houston 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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