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David Wharton

Personal information
Full name	David Lee Wharton
Nickname(s)	"Dave"
National team	United States
Born	(1969-05-19) May 19, 1969 (age 53) Abington, Pennsylvania
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, individual medley
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 400 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 1987 Brisbane 200 m medley 1987 Brisbane 400 m medley 1989 Tokyo 200 m medley 1989 Tokyo 400 m medley 1989 Tokyo 200 m butterfly 1991 Edmonton 200 m butterfly 1991 Edmonton 400 m medley 1991 Edmonton 200 m medley

David Lee "Dave" Wharton (born May 19, 1969) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events. During his competition swimming career, Wharton set world records in both the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medley events.

Swimming career

Wharton achieved his first recognition in international swimming as an 18-year-old at the 1987 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Brisbane, Australia, where he won gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter individual medley events. He was recognized as the American Swimmer of the Year, together with Janet Evans, by Swimming World Magazine in 1987.

Wharton represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He received a silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 400-meter individual medley, in which he recorded a time of 4:17.36 in the event final. He also competed in the B Final of the men's 200-meter individual medley, finishing ninth overall with a time of 2:03.50.[1]

Wharton attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he swam for the USC Trojans swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Pacific-10 Conference competition from 1988 to 1991. While swimming for the Trojans, he was recognized as the Pac-10 Male Swimmer of the Year four consecutive years. He won three NCAA national championships in the 200-yard individual medley (1988–1990) and four more NCAA championships in the 400-yard individual medley (1988–1991).[2]

He repeated his performance at the 1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo, again winning gold medals in the 200- and 400-meter individual medley events, as well as a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly.

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Wharton again competed in the men's 400-meter individual medley, bettering his 1988 Olympic time with a 4:17.26 and finishing fourth overall. He also swam in the men's 200-meter butterfly, advancing to the B Final and posting a time of 2:01.08.[1]

Life after swimming

Wharton, who was a longtime resident of Warminster, Pennsylvania,[3] currently resides in New Albany, Ohio, and serves as the Parks and Recreation Director for the City of New Albany and coaches high school swim and dive team. [4]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of University of Southern California people
• World record progression 200 metres individual medley
• World record progression 400 metres individual medley

References

Records
Preceded by Tamás Darnyi	Men's 200-meter individual medley world record-holder (long course) August 20, 1989 – January 13, 1991	Succeeded by Tamás Darnyi
Preceded by Alex Baumann	Men's 400-meter individual medley world record-holder (long course) August 14, 1987 – August 19, 1987	Succeeded by Tamás Darnyi

На других языках

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- [en] David Wharton

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[fr] David Wharton

David Wharton est un nageur américain né le 19 mai 1969 à Abington (Pennsylvanie).

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[it] David Wharton

David ("Dave") Lee Wharton (Abington, 19 maggio 1969) è un ex nuotatore statunitense. Specializzato nei misti ha vinto la medaglia d'argento nei 400 m misti alle Olimpiadi di Seoul 1988.

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