David Wharton
David Lee Wharton (born May 19, 1969 in Abington or Warnminster , Pennsylvania ) is a former swimmer from the United States .
His strengths lay in the butterfly position and over the layer ranges. So he held the world records over 200 m and 400 m medley at times. At the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 , he won the silver medal in the 400 m medley. In 1987 he was named American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World magazine.
Web links
- David Wharton in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Swimming; Wharton Goes Out in Style . In: The New York Times . March 31, 1991 ( nytimes.com ).
- ^ Olympian David Wharton became the first swimmer at the… In: United Press International . August 3, 1989 ( upi.com ).
- ↑ Karen Sangillo: German Town Academy: Alumni »Alumni Spotlight» David L. Wharton '87. (No longer available online.) Germantownacademy.net, archived from the original on January 26, 2016 ; Retrieved April 28, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Wharton, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wharton, David Lee (full name); Wharton, Dave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Abington or Warminster , Pennsylvania |