Charles Buchanan Hickcox (February 6, 1947 – June 14, 2010) was an American competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in six events.

Career

Hickcox was born in

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. He attended

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, and swam for the

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swimming and diving team in

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(NCAA) competition from 1967 to 1969. He won a total of seven individual NCAA national championships while swimming for Hoosiers coach

Doc Counsilman James Edward "Doc" Counsilman (December 28, 1920 – January 4, 2004)
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. The peak of Hickcox's swimming career occurred between 1967 and 1968 when he set eight world records in the space of sixteen months. He received four medals (three gold and one silver) at the

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in Mexico City. He won gold medals in both the

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and 400-meter individual medley events (setting an Olympic record in the 200-meter), and another gold as a member of the world record-setting U.S. team in the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. He also added a silver medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
Charlie Hickcox
. Retrieved October 11, 2012. Hickcox was named ''World Swimmer of the Year'' in 1968, and inducted into the

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as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1976. He was married to Olympic diver Lesley Bush, but they later divorced. He died from cancer on June 14, 2010, in San Diego at the age of 63.Charles Buchanan "Charlie" Hickcox II Obituar
Charlie Hickcox
Retrieved February 11, 2015. Passages: Triple Olympic Gold Medalist Charlie Hickcox, 63
" ''Swimming World Magazine'' (June 15, 2010). Retrieved October 11, 2012.

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External links

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Charles Hickcox (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame

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Career

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