Timothy Andrew Shaw (born November 8, 1957) is an American former Olympic medal-winning swimmer and water polo player.

Shaw appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine on August 4, 1975, after receiving the FINA Prize Eminence Award in 1974, representative of the greatest contribution to world aquatics.

[4] Aged only 17 years and 256 days old, he became the youngest world champion in 1975, when he won the men’s 200m freestyle.

[2] Shaw attended and swam for Long Beach State outside Los Angeles, but as an upperclassman transferred to swim for the University of Arizona, following his Long Beach State swim coach Dick Jochums and exceptional Long Beach state swimming teammates Gregory Jagenburg, a World Aquatics Champion, and Bob Jackson.

[7][8] He married around 1985, and as of 2003 he lives in Newport Beach, California, with wife Joanne, and children Christina, Jennifer, and Thomas.