Rick DeMont
American swimmer, world champion, former world record-holder · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1956 · age 70
Richard James DeMont is an American former competition swimmer, world champion, and former world record-holder in multiple events.
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Despite placing first in the 400-meter freestyle at the 1972 Summer Olympics, DeMont is remembered for the controversy subsequently arising from his disqualification and being stripped of the 400-meter gold medal after testing positive for a prohibited substance present in his prescription asthma medication. After retiring from his swimming career, where he won gold and silver medals at the World Aquatics and Pan American Championships, DeMont had an accomplished career as a swim team coach with the University of Arizona for thirty years from 1987 to 2017.
