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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]

Chris Cavanaugh

Cavanaugh in 1984
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Carl Cavanaugh
Nickname(s)	"Chris"
National team	United States
Born	(1962-07-01) July 1, 1962 (age 60) Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 4×100 m freestyle

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

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.

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

На других языках

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- [en] Chris Cavanaugh (swimmer)

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[fr] Chris Cavanaugh (natation)

Christopher Carl Cavanaugh (né le 1er juillet 1962 à Hialeah) est un nageur américain. Lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1972 disputés à Munich, il a obtenu la médaille d'or lors du relais 4 x 100 m nage libre accompagnée d'un nouveau record du monde[1].

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[it] Chris Cavanaugh

Christopher Carl Cavanaugh (Hialeah, 1º luglio 1962) è un ex nuotatore statunitense.

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