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Daniel Hayward Veatch (born April 18, 1965) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Veatch competed in his signature event, the men's 200-meter backstroke, finishing seventh in the event final.[2] He won the 200-meter backstroke at the Pan Pacific Games in Brisbane in 1987[3] and again in Tokyo in 1989.[4] He pulled his hamstring just before the U.S. Trials for the 1992 Summer Olympics and so missed those Games.[5]

Dan Veatch

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Hayward Veatch
Nickname(s)	"Dan"
National team	United States
Born	(1965-04-18) April 18, 1965 (age 57) Potomac, Maryland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	173 lb (78 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, medley
College team	Princeton University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States World Championships (LC) 1986 Madrid 4x100 m medley Pan Pacific Games 1987 Brisbane 200 m backstroke 1987 Brisbane 4x100 m medley 1989 Tokyo 200 m backstroke Pan American Games 1991 Havana 200 m backstroke

He is openly gay,[6] and lives in San Francisco. Veatch was the first masters swimmer to reach 6000 yards in one hour.[7]

See also

• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Princeton University Olympians
• List of Princeton University people

References

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