1995 Event Jeff Rouse swims world record 50m backstroke (24.37 sec) 1995 Event Sandra Volker swims European record 50m backstroke (27.67 sec) 1995 Event Sandra Volker swims female European record 50m backstroke: 27.77 1995 Event Sandra Volker swims female European record 50m backstroke (27.77) 1994 Event Chong Hey swims female record 400m medley (4:01.67)/100m backstroke 1993 Event Jeff Rouse swims world record 100m backstroke (51.43 sec) 1993 Event Sandra V"lker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.33 sec) 1993 Event Jani Sievinen swims world record 200m backstroke (1:55.59) 1992 Event Sandra Volker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.57 sec) 1992 Event Jeff Rouse swims world record/OR 100m backstroke (53.86 sec) 1992 Event Tamas Darnyi swims world record/Olympics 200m backstroke (1:59.36) 1992 Event Nicole Stevenson swims world record 200m backstroke (2:06.78) 1991 Event Martin Lopez-Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:56.57) 1991 Event Krizstina Egerszegi swims world record 200m backstroke (2:06.62) 1991 Event Krizstina Egerszegi swims world record 100 m backstroke (1:00.31) 1991 Event Martin Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:52.51) 1990 Event Mark Tewsksbury swims world record 50m backstroke (25.06 sec) 1981 Birthday Beth Botsford, 100m/200m backstroke, 1996 Olympics gold 1976 Birthday Matt Welsh, born in Melbourne, Australia, professional swimmer, backstroke and butterfly gold medalist at the World Championships in Shanghai, 2006 1976 Event John Naber is 1st to swin 200m backstroke under 2 minutes 1974 Birthday Krizstina Egerszegi, Hungarian backstroke swimmer, 100/200m WR 1973 Birthday Toby Haenen, Hobart Tasmania Aus, backstroke swimmer 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Brad Bridgewater, U.S., 200m backstroke, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Robert Braknis, born in Montreal, Quebec, 100m backstroke/4 x 100 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Tripp Schwenk, U.S., 100m/200m backstroke, 1996 Olympics silver 1971 Birthday Whitney Hedgepeth, 100m/200m backstroke, Olympics-2 silver-96 1970 Birthday Jeff Rouse, U.S., 50m/100m backstroke swimmer, Olympic-gold/silver-92, 96 1968 Birthday Mark Tewsksbury, Canada swimmer, world record backstroke 1967 Birthday Tamas Darnyi, born in Budapest, Hungary, backstroke swimmer, 5 Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics 1966 Death Betsy Mitchell, U.S. 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 1965 Birthday Rica Reinisch, born in East Germany, 100m/200m backstroke, 1980 Olympics gold 1964 Birthday Martin Lopez-Zubero, Spanish backstroke swimmer, world record 200m 1963 Birthday Sandor Wladar, born in Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold 1960 Birthday Linda Jezek, born in California, backstroke swimmer, Pan Am Gold-1979 1954 Birthday David Wilkie, England, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1996 Olympic gold 1951 Birthday Felipe Munoz, Mexico, 200m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1950 Birthday Roland Matthes, born in East Germany, 100m/200m backstroke, 4 Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics, Silver Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics, Bronze Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics 1950 Birthday Debbie "Pokey" Watson, U.S., 200m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1948 Birthday Galina Prozumenschikova, U.S.S.R., 200m backstroke 1964 Olympic gold 1948 Birthday Cathy Ferguson, 100m backstroke swimmer 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Birthday Anita Lonsbrough, born in England, 200m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1940 Event Adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 sec) 1939 Event Cor Klint swims world record 200 m backstroke (2:38.8) 1927 Birthday Eva Szekely, Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1952 Olympics gold 1926 Birthday Ursula Happe, Germany, 200m backstroke swimmer 1956 Olympics gold 1918 Birthday Adolph Kiefer, U.S., 100m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1936 Olympics 1913 Birthday Eleanor Holm, New York City, 100m backstroke swimmer 1932 Olympics gold
