Followers of Olympic swimming know the enduring voice of commentator Rowdy Gaines.
His boisterous attitude and approach to describing the usually tight races make the eight days of swim competitors can’t-miss tv each 4 years.
However followers, sadly, should put together to listen to the final of Gaines as he introduced Thursday that the Los Angeles Video games in 2028 can be his tenth and final for NBC Sports activities.
The three-time Olympic gold medalist began covering swimming for the community on the 1992 Video games in Barcelona, then turned an analyst alongside play-by-play announcer Dan Hicks on the 2004 Athens Video games. The duo has been inseparable since.
Followers will most keep in mind Gaines for his, nicely, rowdy calls of legendary races just like the 2008 males’s 4×100 freestyle relay when Staff USA out-touched their French opponents after an epic remaining leg by Jason Lezak.
Will probably be a tragic day when Gaines hangs up his headphones after the Los Angeles Video games, however he is not finished in Paris simply but. He’ll be a part of NBC Sports activities’ Mary Carillo for the marathon swimming occasions on Thursday and Friday.
However when he does step away from the sales space, who’s the likeliest to interchange him? NBC Sports activities will not have a scarcity of expertise to faucet subsequent.
The swimming coverage in Paris featured three-time Olympian and two-time medalist Elizabeth Beisel as a correspondent and, most notably, 28-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps alongside Gaines and Hicks. Both one or each may step in to fill the open chair.
Regardless, the 2028 Video games can be a triumphant celebration of the game and the voice that made it must-watch tv for over 20 years.
