Steve Genter information

Steve Genter
	Genter at the 1972 Olympics after 200m Silver medal
Personal information
Full name	Robert Steven Genter
Nickname(s)	"Steve", "Curly"
National team	United States
Born	January 4, 1951 (age 73); Artesia, California
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Spouse	Erika Ruegg
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Lakewood Aquatics Club
College team	University of California, Los Angeles
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Pan American Games
Universiade

Robert Steven Genter (born January 4, 1951) is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. He was a freestyle specialist who earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He also won silver medals at the Munich Olympics in the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle events.^[1]

In high school, where he attended Lakewood High, in Lakewood, Caliifornia, part of the Long Beach School District, Genter was an All-American in both swimming and water polo. He swam for the Lakewood Aquatics Club.^[1]^[2] He sat out from swimming for a good part of his Senior year in High School due to sinus infections.^[3]

In the 1970 Universiade in Turin Italy, he took a silver in the 400 and 1500 Meter freestyles.^[1]^[4] In later competitions, Genter would shave his head before swim meets, for which he was given the nickname "Curly".^[5]

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^ "Hollingworth, Hank", "Gambril Says Tide Aquatics on Rise", Press-Telegram, Long Beach, California, pg. 47, 28 March 1974
^ Hollingworth, Hank, "Genters Back in NCAA Swim", Press-Telegram, Long Beach, California, pg. 23, 26 March 1974
^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Universiade history Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
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[2] "Hollingworth, Hank", "Gambril Says Tide Aquatics on Rise", Press-Telegram, Long Beach, California, pg. 47, 28 March 1974

[Sinus-3] Hollingworth, Hank, "Genters Back in NCAA Swim", Press-Telegram, Long Beach, California, pg. 23, 26 March 1974

[4] ISHOF list with all medalists in Universiade history Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine

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