Jeff Float

Damon Winter

Los Angeles Times

Jeff Float was the first deaf swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal when he and his teammates broke the existing world record in the 800 m freestyle race. He now coaches young swimmers at the Laguna Creek Racquet Club in Elk Grove, California. For Olympic Legacy section looking back at the stars of the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles on their 20th Anniversary. Note, Edges are part of film process and contain image content. They have not been added or modified.

Damon Winter, "Jeff Float," in POYi Archive, Item #34669, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/34669 (accessed November 22, 2024).