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Michael Jay Burton (born July 3 1947) is an American former swimmer three-time Olympic champion and former world record-holder who specialized in freestyle events.When he was an eighth grader he was hit by a furniture truck while riding a bicycle with a friend. The accident caused injuries that made him have to quit contact sports. He loved to play football and basketball but the accident made him want to be the best swimmer in the world.

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