Gregory Stewart Burgess (born January 11, 1972) is a former competitive swimmer and Olympic medalist from the United States. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, he earned a silver medal by finishing second in the men's 200-meter individual medley with a time of 2:00.97. This was only 0.07 seconds behind winner Michael Phelps. He is currently the head coach of the University of Texas swimming team. He has held that position since 2005 after spending four years as an assistant at Florida State University. Burgess grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and began learning to swim when he was three years old. He started competing in national and international events at the age of 10 and went on to become one of the top swimmers in the world during his career. In 1989, he won two gold medals and a bronze at the World Swimming Championships in Hong Kong and made history by becoming the first male swimmer to win multiple gold medals at a single event. After the Olympics, he decided to switch teams and attend Florida State University. There he became one of the best assistants in the country before being named the head coach of the Texas swimming team in 2005.