Let's make this birthday one to remember.

56 years old (Born on November 16, 1968)

Happy Birthday, Melvin Stewart! May your day be filled with laughter, cake, and fewer butterfly strokes than it took to win Olympic gold. We still marvel at how you effortlessly conquered the pool in Barcelona '92—earning gold medals in both the 200-meter butterfly and the 4x100-meter medley relay. Your bronze medal from the 4x200-meter freestyle relay was just icing on an already impressive birthday cake.

Even though it's been a while since those glory days of splashing past competitors, your legendary swims remain timelessly inspiring (and exhausting!) for us mere mortals. Here's hoping this year brings you as much joy as that victorious moment when touching the wall first—and far less chlorine!