Randall Bal (born November 14, 1980) is an American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke.
[1] He has won a total of thirteen medals in major international competition,[1] five golds, six silvers, and two bronze spanning the World Championships, the Pan American Games, and the Pan Pacific Championships.
Bal attended Bella Vista High School where he graduated in 1999.
From there, he swam for Stanford University, class of 2003, and graduated with a degree in psychology.
He was the top qualifier in the 100 Back at the 2008 Olympic Trials, in both the preliminaries and semi-finals, with the then-third fastest time ever in the semis (53.09), but he faded to fourth in the finals,[1] finishing behind Aaron Peirsol, who set a new World Record of 52.89, Matt Grevers, and Ryan Lochte.