Tim McKee

Tim McKee found himself immersed in what the Guinness Book of World Records termed “the closest race in the history of sports,” when he and Sweden’s Gunnar Larson both finished the 400m IM in 4:31.98 at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. After eight long minutes of consultation, officials named Larson the Gold Medalist by two one-thousands of a second ... ten times faster than the blink of an eye. Tim brought home a Silver which, by today's standards, would be considered a tie for the Gold. That was not his sole hardware, as McKee earned another Silver in the 200m IM. Four years later in the Montreal Summer Olympic Games, Tim did it again: He was awarded Silver in the 400m IM. As the former holder of six back and IM American Records, McKee attended the University of FL. Today he works as a Miami Beach Safety Officer and has proudly participated in 16 SAA events.