Dan Veatch
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| Full name | Daniel Hayward Veatch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Dan" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 18, 1965 Potomac, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 173 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Princeton University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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][6]
He is openly gay,[7] and lives in San Francisco. Veatch was the first masters swimmer to reach 6000 yards in one hour.[8]
See also
[edit]- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Princeton University Olympians
- List of Princeton University people
References
[edit]- ^ Knapp, Gwen (April 10, 2008). "An Olympian in favor of dissent". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ Heeren, Dave (July 17, 1991). "Golden Dreams Dan Veatch Hopes To Have A Glittering Performance In The Upcoming Olympics". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ "Pan Pacific Swimming Championships : Evans and Wharton Both Win Their Second Gold Medals". Los Angeles Times. August 16, 1987. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ "Evans' winning streak hits 21". Eugene Register-Guard. August 20, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ Glauber, Bill (March 4, 1992). "Veatch finishes 5th, then retires". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ "Accident Leads to a Record". www.usms.org. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Provenzano, Jim (August 11, 2004). "Heroics: Carrying a Torch for Gay Olympians". Windy City Times. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ^ Rabalais, Scott (July 19, 2000). "Accident Leads to a Record". U. S. Masters Swimming. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
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