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Randall Bal
	Bal in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Randall Bal
Nickname	Turbo
National team	United States
Born	November 14, 1980 (age 44); Fair Oaks, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
College team	Stanford University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
World Championships (LC)
World Championships (SC)
Pan Pacific Championships
Pan American Games

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Randall Bal (born November 14, 1980) is an American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a former world record holder in the 50-meter backstroke (long and short course).^[1]

He has won a total of thirteen medals in major international competition,^[1] five golds, six silvers, and two bronze spanning the World Championships, the Pan American Games, and the Pan Pacific Championships.^[2]

Personal

Bal was born in Fair Oaks, California in 1980, the son of Adrian and Carol Bal. His younger sister, Tamara, swam at UCLA. Bal attended Bella Vista High School where he graduated in 1999. From there, he swam for Stanford University, class of 2003, and graduated with a degree in psychology.

Swimming career

At the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships in Manchester, he took the silver medal in the 100 Back, but he finished a surprising sixth (his PB would have won the event) in the 50 Back. He won another silver on the medley relay. He was the top qualifier in the 100 Back at the 2008 Olympic Trials, in both the preliminaries and semi-finals, with the then-third fastest time ever in the semis (53.09), but he faded to fourth in the finals,^[1] finishing behind Aaron Peirsol, who set a new World Record of 52.89, Matt Grevers, and Ryan Lochte.^[3] In 2008 Randall broke both the World Record (24.33 LCM & 22.87 SCM) in the 50 backstroke and missed the 100 LCM backstroke World Record by .04 of a second. He trained in northern California.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Tillotson, Jason (October 17, 2016). "The Little-Known Legend of Randall Bal and Hayley McGregory". Swimming World News. Sports Publications, Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "Randall BAL | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
^ "Peirsol and Coughlin break two backstroke records". France 24. July 2, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

External links

Randall Bal at World Aquatics
Randall Bal at USA Swimming (archived June 2, 2021)
Randall Bal – Stanford University athlete bio at the Wayback Machine (archived August 10, 2011)

Records
Preceded by Peter Marshall	Men's 50-meter backstroke world record-holder (short course) November 15, 2008 – October 17, 2009	Succeeded by Peter Marshall
Preceded by Liam Tancock	Men's 50-meter backstroke world record-holder (long course) December 5, 2008 – August 1, 2009	Succeeded by Liam Tancock
Sporting positions
Preceded by Ryk Neethling	Male World Cup Overall Winner 2007	Succeeded by Cameron van der Burgh

[:0-1] Tillotson, Jason (October 17, 2016). "The Little-Known Legend of Randall Bal and Hayley McGregory". Swimming World News. Sports Publications, Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[2] "Randall BAL | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

[3] "Peirsol and Coughlin break two backstroke records". France 24. July 2, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

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+| birth_place    = [[Fair Oaks, California]], U.S.
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-{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA World Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
+{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
-{{MedalGold | [[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]] |[[Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke|50&nbsp;m backstroke]]}}
+{{MedalCountry | the United States}}
-{{MedalGold| [[2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]] |[[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4×100&nbsp;m medley]]}}
-{{MedalGold|[[2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]]|[[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4×100&nbsp;m medley]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
-{{MedalSilver| 2003 Barcelona |[[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100&nbsp;m freestyle]]}}
+{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]] | [[Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke|50 m backstroke]]}}
-{{MedalSilver|2005 Montreal|[[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100&nbsp;m backstroke]]}}
+{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]] | [[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
-{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA World Championships - Short Course|World Championships (SC)]]}}
+{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]] | [[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
-{{MedalSilver|[[2006 FINA Short Course World Championships|2006 Shanghai]]|4x100&nbsp;m medley}}
+{{MedalSilver | 2003 Barcelona | [[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
-{{MedalSilver|[[2008 FINA Short Course World Championships|2008 Manchester]]|100&nbsp;m backstroke}}
+{{MedalSilver | 2005 Montreal | [[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships (SC)]]}}
-{{MedalSilver|2008 Manchester|4x100&nbsp;m medley}}
-{{MedalBronze|2006 Shanghai|100&nbsp;m backstroke}}
+{{MedalSilver | [[2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2006 Shanghai]] | 4×100 m medley}}
+{{MedalSilver | [[2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2008 Manchester]] | 100 m backstroke}}
-{{MedalBronze|2006 Shanghai|4x100&nbsp;m freestyle}}
+{{MedalSilver | 2008 Manchester | 4×100 m medley}}
-{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
+{{MedalBronze | 2006 Shanghai | 100 m backstroke}}
-{{MedalGold|[[2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio]]|[[Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100&nbsp;m backstroke]]}}
+{{MedalBronze | 2006 Shanghai | 4×100 m freestyle}}
-{{MedalGold|2007 Rio|[[Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 4x100 metre medley relay|4x100&nbsp;m medley]]}}
-{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]}}
-{{MedalSilver|[[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | 100&nbsp;m backstroke}}
+{{MedalSilver | [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}}
+{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio]] | [[Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]}}
+{{MedalGold | 2007 Rio | [[Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 4x100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
 }}
-'''Randall Bal''' (born November 14, 1980) is an [[United States|American]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who specializes in the [[backstroke]].  He is a former [[List of world records in swimming|world record]] holder in the 50-meter backstroke (long and short course).
+'''Randall Bal''' (born November 14, 1980) is an American [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who specialized in the [[backstroke]].  He is a former [[List of world records in swimming|world record]] holder in the 50-meter backstroke (long and short course).<ref name=":0" />
-He has won a total of thirteen medals in major international competition, five golds, six silvers, and two bronze spanning the [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]], the [[Pan American Games]], and the  [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]].
+He has won a total of thirteen medals in major international competition,<ref name=":0" /> five golds, six silvers, and two bronze spanning the [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]], the [[Pan American Games]], and the  [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Randall BAL {{!}} Results {{!}} FINA Official|url=https://www.fina.org/athletes/1003986/www.fina.org/athletes/1003986/randall-bal|access-date=2021-10-22|website=FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation|language=en}}</ref>
 ==Personal==
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 ==Swimming career==
-At the [[2008 FINA Short Course World Championships]] in Manchester, he took the silver medal in the 100 Back, but he finished a surprising sixth (his PB would have won the event) in the 50 Back. He won another silver on the medley relay. He was the top qualifier in the 100 Back at the 2008 Olympic Trials, in both the preliminaries and semi-finals, with the then-third fastest time ever in the semis (53.09), but he faded to fourth in the finals, finishing behind [[Aaron Peirsol]], who set a new World Record of 52.89, [[Matt Grevers]], and [[Ryan Lochte]]. In 2008 Randall broke both the World Record (24.33 LCM & 22.87 SCM) in the 50 backstroke and missed the 100 LCM backstroke World Record by .04 of a second. He is currently training in northern California.
+At the [[2008 FINA Short Course World Championships]] in Manchester, he took the silver medal in the 100 Back, but he finished a surprising sixth (his PB would have won the event) in the 50 Back. He won another silver on the medley relay. He was the top qualifier in the 100 Back at the 2008 Olympic Trials, in both the preliminaries and semi-finals, with the then-third fastest time ever in the semis (53.09), but he faded to fourth in the finals,<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Tillotson |first1=Jason |title=The Little-Known Legend of Randall Bal and Hayley McGregory |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/the-little-known-legend-of-randall-bal-and-hayley-mcgregory/ |access-date=21 August 2021 |work=Swimming World News |agency=Sports Publications, Inc. |date=17 October 2016}}</ref> finishing behind [[Aaron Peirsol]], who set a new World Record of 52.89, [[Matt Grevers]], and [[Ryan Lochte]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Peirsol and Coughlin break two backstroke records |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20080702-peirsol-coughlin-break-two-backstroke-records-swimming-us-selections-olympics |access-date=21 August 2021 |work=France 24 |date=2 July 2008 |language=en}}</ref> In 2008 Randall broke both the World Record (24.33 LCM & 22.87 SCM) in the 50 backstroke and missed the 100 LCM backstroke World Record by .04 of a second. He trained in northern California.
 ==See also==
-*[[List of Pan American Games records in swimming]]
+* [[List of Pan American Games records in swimming]]
+* [[List of Stanford University people]]
+* [[List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)]]
+* [[World record progression 50 metres backstroke]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+* {{World Aquatics}}
-* [http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopModules/BioViewManaged.aspx?personid=120459c9-c968-4fb4-93ad-94ceac8db87e&TabId=1453&Mid=10312 USA Swimming athlete bio: Randall Bal]
+* {{USA Swimming|new_id=randall-bal|archive=20210602224359}}
-* [http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-swim/mtt/bal_randall00.html Stanford University athlete bio: Randall Bal]
+* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810181732/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-swim/mtt/bal_randall00.html |date=August 10, 2011 |title=Randall Bal &ndash; Stanford University athlete bio}}
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+{{succession box|before=<br>[[Peter Marshall (swimmer)|Peter Marshall]]|title=[[World record progression 50 metres backstroke|Men's 50-meter backstroke<br>world record-holder (short course)]]|years= November 15, 2008 &ndash; October 17, 2009|after=<br>Peter Marshall|rec}}
-{{succession box|before=<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Liam Tancock]]|title=Men's 50 metre backstroke<br />world record holder (long course)|years= December 5, 2008 &ndash; August 1, 2009|after=<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Liam Tancock|rec}}
+{{succession box|before=<br>[[Liam Tancock]]|title=Men's 50-meter backstroke<br>world record-holder (long course)|years= December 5, 2008 &ndash; August 1, 2009|after=<br>Liam Tancock|rec}}
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+{{succession box|before=[[Ryk Neethling]]|title=[[FINA Swimming World Cup|Male World Cup Overall Winner]]|years=2007|after=[[Cameron van der Burgh]]}}
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 {{Footer Pan American Champions 100 m Backstroke Men}}
 {{Footer Pan American Champions 4x100 m Medley Men}}
+{{Footer NCAA Division I men's swimming and diving championships – men's 4×50 m medley relay champions}}
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 [[Category:Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
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+[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming]]
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