Jack Babashoff Jr. (born July 13, 1955) is an American former competition swimmer and a 1976 Olympic silver medal winner in the 100 meter freestyle.

He later swam for Long Beach Swim Club under Hall of Fame Coach Dick Jochums through around 1971-1978, where he settled.

[12] He later swam for the University of Alabama where he was recruited and coached by Don Gambril a Swimming Hall of Fame inductee.

[14] In the Pan American Games at Mexico City in 1975, Babashoff competed in one of his most successful meets and won three medals.

[15] In what was his singularly most significant athletic achievement, Babashoff won a silver medal in 100-meter freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec.

)[15][18][19] In August 1978, he won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in West Berlin.

After the win, the American team's legendary coach George Haines, said "We expected the victory and the new world record as well".