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Rowdy Gaines, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, minces few words when he broadcasts swimming for the American network NBC.
Michael Phelps has once again called out USA Swimming following an underwhelming performance in the 2025 World Championships.
Swimming commentator Rowdy Gaines has shared his take on USA Swimming's leadership and its decision to choose Thailand for ...
A timeline of the search for leadership within USA Swimming, which has inspired the recent tiff involving some of the program's legends.
Phelps had previously responded to the claims made by Bob Vincent, who is the interim CEO of USA Swimming. Vincent had ...
Athletes come and go. Rowdy Gaines, however, is an institution in USA Swimming with decades of experience. The three-time Olympic gold medalist set close to a dozen world records in his day. "Being ...
Olympic gold medalist and NBC Sports analyst Rowdy Gaines responds to criticism of his comments toward USA Swimming during ...
Rowdy Gaines and broadcast partner Dan Hicks have delighted viewers for years. Their call of the famous 2008 4×100 freestyle relay anchored by Jason Lezak is one of the greats of all time.
Rowdy Gaines is a fan-favorite during the Olympics thanks to his great color commentary in swimming. The NBC announcer is so passionate about swimming that his enthusiasm and energy comes through ...
If Michael Phelps wants to know what his future holds, maybe he should ask NBC’s Rowdy Gaines. Consider that as Phelps insisted he was retiring from Olympic competition at the close of the 2012 ...
Rowdy Gaines may have come out victorious over stiff competition in Olympic swimming lanes, but he's now warning people everywhere about an elaborate kidnapping scheme his family fell for earlier ...
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 2, 2021 My memories of Olympic swimming are inextricably tied to the voices of Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines, NBC's duo of swimming commentators extraordinaire.