Chris Cavanaugh (swimmer)
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| Full name | Christopher Carl Cavanaugh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Chris" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 1, 1962 Hialeah, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 winning 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]
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.[3][4]
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.[5][6]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Southern California people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 50 metres freestyle
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
- ^ "1984 Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Swimming" Archived August 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
- ^ Cavanaugh's bio from Swim Across America. retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ USC Men's Swimming & Diving All-Americans Archived November 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.
- ^ USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2008 Archived September 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.
- ^ "Santa Clara Swim Club - Board of Directors".
- ^ "Chris Cavanaugh". LinkedIn.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Cavanaugh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
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