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'''Christopher Carl Cavanaugh''' (born July 1, 1962) is an American former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] and Olympic champion. He was a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles,<ref name=db-olymp-1984SWI>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=21&sp=SWI "1984 Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Swimming"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827163745/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=21&sp=SWI |date=August 27, 2008 }} – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)</ref> and was also a member of the U.S. Olympic team when the United States led a [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|boycott]] of the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in Moscow.<ref>[http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/Page.aspx?pid=239 Cavanaugh's bio] from Swim Across America. retrieved June 19, 2009.</ref>
'''Christopher Carl Cavanaugh''' (born July 1, 1962) is an American former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]], former world record holder in the 50 meter freestyle and Olympic champion. He was a member of the gold medal U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles,<ref name=db-olymp-1984SWI>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=21&sp=SWI "1984 Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Swimming"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827163745/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=21&sp=SWI |date=August 27, 2008 }} – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)</ref> and was also a member of the U.S. Olympic team when the United States led a [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|boycott]] of the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in Moscow.<ref>[http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/Page.aspx?pid=239 Cavanaugh's bio] from Swim Across America. retrieved June 19, 2009.</ref>


Prior to his gold medal at the 1984 Olympics, he had been part of a World Record 4x100 freestyle relay team at the World Championships in Guayaquil, Equador on August 5, 1983, where he swam to the first leg in a time of 50.13.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/SWI/mens-4-x-100-metres-freestyle-relay.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043747/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/SWI/mens-4-x-100-metres-freestyle-relay.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |title=Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay |access-date=March 2, 2017 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref>
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Cavanaugh was an [[All-American]] swimmer and elected team captain for the [[USC Trojans]] swimming team at the [[University of Southern California]], where he also played water polo and graduated in 1986.<ref name=USCswimAA>[http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/archive/usc-m-swim-trojallamer.html USC Men's Swimming & Diving All-Americans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128100237/http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/archive/usc-m-swim-trojallamer.html |date=November 28, 2006 }}, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.</ref><ref name=USColympians>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usc/genrel/auto_pdf/uscolympians.pdf USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2008], USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.</ref>


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Cavanaugh was an [[All-American]] swimmer and elected team captain for the [[USC Trojans]] swimming team at the [[University of Southern California]], where he swam for the exceptional coach [[Peter Daland]]. He also played water polo for USC, graduating in 1986.<ref name=USCswimAA>[http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/archive/usc-m-swim-trojallamer.html USC Men's Swimming & Diving All-Americans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128100237/http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/archive/usc-m-swim-trojallamer.html |date=November 28, 2006 }}, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.</ref><ref name=USColympians>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usc/genrel/auto_pdf/uscolympians.pdf USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916190511/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usc/genrel/auto_pdf/uscolympians.pdf |date=September 16, 2018 }}, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.</ref>
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Cavanaugh has volunteered as a celebrity swimmer for various charitable organizations including [[Swim Across America]], a charitable organization that raises money for cancer. He now coaches and swims Masters having held many Masters National record. He also works with USS, and club swimmers at all levels. He resides in [[San Jose, California]] and currently serves as president of the board of directors of [[Santa Clara Swim Club]].<ref>https://www.teamunify.com/team/pcscsc/page/home/scsc-board-of-directors</ref><ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-cavanaugh-oly</ref>

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Cavanaugh has volunteered as a celebrity swimmer for charitable organizations including [[Swim Across America]], that raises money for cancer. He now coaches and swims Masters having held many Masters National records. He also works with United States Swimming, and club swimmers at all levels. He resides in [[San Jose, California]] and formerly served as president of the board of directors of the highly successful [[Santa Clara Swim Club]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamunify.com/team/pcscsc/page/home/scsc-board-of-directors|title = Santa Clara Swim Club - Board of Directors}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-cavanaugh-oly |title=Chris Cavanaugh |website=[[LinkedIn]]}}</ref>


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Chris Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh in 1984
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Carl Cavanaugh
Nickname"Chris"
National teamUnited States
Born (1962-07-01) July 1, 1962 (age 61)
Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 4×100 m freestyle

Christopher Carl Cavanaugh (born July 1, 1962) is an American former competition swimmer, former world record holder in the 50 meter freestyle and Olympic champion. He was a member of the gold medal U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,[1] and was also a member of the U.S. Olympic team when the United States led a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[2]

Prior to his gold medal at the 1984 Olympics, he had been part of a World Record 4x100 freestyle relay team at the World Championships in Guayaquil, Equador on August 5, 1983, where he swam to the first leg in a time of 50.13.[3]

Cavanaugh was an All-American swimmer and elected team captain for the USC Trojans swimming team at the University of Southern California, where he swam for the exceptional coach Peter Daland. He also played water polo for USC, graduating in 1986.[4][5]

Cavanaugh has volunteered as a celebrity swimmer for charitable organizations including Swim Across America, that raises money for cancer. He now coaches and swims Masters having held many Masters National records. He also works with United States Swimming, and club swimmers at all levels. He resides in San Jose, California and formerly served as president of the board of directors of the highly successful Santa Clara Swim Club.[6][7]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "1984 Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Swimming" Archived August 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
  2. ^ Cavanaugh's bio from Swim Across America. retrieved June 19, 2009.
  3. ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  4. ^ USC Men's Swimming & Diving All-Americans Archived November 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.
  5. ^ USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2008 Archived September 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.
  6. ^ "Santa Clara Swim Club - Board of Directors".
  7. ^ "Chris Cavanaugh". LinkedIn.

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Records
Preceded by Men's 50-meter freestyle
world record-holder (long course)
February 2, 1980 – April 10, 1980 		Succeeded by



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