Known for his relaxed lifestyle and incredibly fast swimming, Gary Hall Jr., is perhaps one of the most famous modern day swimmers. Gary is a sprinter (swims short distances extremely fast) and has competed in two Olympics. In 1996, Gary came into the spotlight for winning two gold and two silver medals (two individual, two relay).

In 1999, Gary Hall, Jr., (a world class swimmer) was diagnosed with diabetes. Gary thought his swimming career was over. Instead of giving up swimming, he found doctors that could help him through diabetes. Gary returned to swimming, and broke the American record in the 50-Meter free at the Olympic Trials. He it made to the Olympics in four events, the 50-Meter Freestyle, the 100-Meter Freestyle, and both the 4x100 free relay, and the 400 Medley relay. Once in Sydney, he took home medals in all four of his events (a gold in the 50, bronze in the 100, gold in the 400 Individual Medley relay, and silver in the 4x100 free.) But perhaps the biggest surprise of the entire Olympics was when Gary tied for the gold with his teammate and training partner Anthony Irvin in the 50-Meter Freestyle. They swam the race in one of the fastest times ever!

When Gary is not swimming, much of his time is spent spreading awareness of diabetes. He has appeared on many television shows such as The Rosie O'Donnell Show. He also gives swim clinics to youth swimmers.