Peter Drake ROCCA

Peter Rocca, of Cal/Berkeley, had the misfortune of being a top backstroker in the eras of Roland Matthes and John Naber and he finished second to Naber in both backstroke events at the 1976 Olympics. At the 1975 Pan-American Games, Rocca won gold medals in the 100m backstroke and the medley relay but he never won an AAU title. He continued to swim after Montréal, making the ill-fated 1980 U.S. Olympic team.