American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, water polo player, lawyer.
Born February 26th, 1945 in Buffalo.
Died December 30th, 2008 at 63 years old in Mammoth Lakes. [ref]
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir