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1957 Born in Washington D.C. USA
1958 Contracts polio in Jerusalem
1961 Swims in the White House Pool
1963 Moves to Paris, France
1967 Moves to Wiesbaden, Germany
1969 Returns to Maryland, USA
1970 Terrorizes neighborhood with motorized go-cart
1972 Moves to The Hague, Holland
1975 Receives Sports Man of the Year Award at graduation from the International School of the Hague 1976 Hikes the Grand Canyon and hitchhikes across South Island of New Zealand
1977 Sets numerous national records in swimming and receives Athlete of the Year award. Starts Disabled Sports Club at UCSB
1979 Wins seven medals swimming during Pan American Games in Brazil
1980 Crews on boats across the Caribbean before backpacking across the Yucatan peninsula and back to California
1981 Sets world record in 50M Backstroke at Stoke Mandeville Games in England
1983 Wins several swimming gold medals at the Pan American Games in Canada
1985 Sails with Outward Bound from Hong Kong to the Philippines and back before backpacking for 16 months overland across China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Pakistan and China
1987 Guest speaker at several clubs and schools about disability
1990 Produce television documentaries for major networks including Star TV
1992 Sets world record in 100M Breastroke during Barcelona Paralympics
1993 PepsiCo Restaurants International hires Gregory as Communications Coordinator for Asia
1996 Establishes three new world records in swimming during the Atlanta Paralympics
1997 Embarks on career in public speaking throughout Asia and America
2000 Competes in Sydney Paralympics
2006 Completes Korea Ironman in 13:21:29. Log onto http://gbatjourney.blogspot.com
2007 Singapore Half Ironman Event Completed in 5:38

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