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American swimmer
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 gold medal 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]
Prior to his gold medal at the 1984 Olympics, he had been part of a World Record 4x100 freestyle relay team at the World Championships in Guayaquil, Equador on August 5, 1983, where he swam to the first leg in a time of 50.13.
[3]
Cavanaugh was an
All-American swimmer and elected team captain for the
USC Trojans swimming team at the
University of Southern California , where he swam for the exceptional coach
Peter Daland . He also played water polo for USC, graduating in 1986.
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[5]
Cavanaugh has volunteered as a celebrity swimmer for charitable organizations including
Swim Across America , that raises money for cancer. He now coaches and swims Masters having held many Masters National records. He also works with United States Swimming, and club swimmers at all levels. He resides in
San Jose, California and formerly served as president of the board of directors of the highly successful
Santa Clara Swim Club .
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[7]
See also
References
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"1984 Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Swimming"
Archived August 27, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
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Cavanaugh's bio from Swim Across America. retrieved June 19, 2009.
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"Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay" . Sports Reference . Archived from
the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2017 .
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USC Men's Swimming & Diving All-Americans
Archived November 28, 2006, at the
Wayback Machine , USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.
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USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2008
Archived September 16, 2018, at the
Wayback Machine , USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.
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"Santa Clara Swim Club - Board of Directors" .
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"Chris Cavanaugh" .
LinkedIn .
External links
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1964 :
Steve Clark ,
Mike Austin ,
Gary Ilman ,
Don Schollander (
USA )
1968 :
Zac Zorn ,
Stephen Rerych ,
Mark Spitz ,
Ken Walsh (
USA )
1972 :
David Edgar ,
John Murphy ,
Jerry Heidenreich ,
Mark Spitz (
USA )
1984 :
Chris Cavanaugh ,
Mike Heath ,
Matt Biondi ,
Rowdy Gaines (
USA )
1988 :
Chris Jacobs ,
Troy Dalbey ,
Tom Jager ,
Matt Biondi (
USA )
1992 :
Joe Hudepohl ,
Matt Biondi ,
Tom Jager ,
Jon Olsen ,
Shaun Jordan ,
Joel Thomas (
USA )
1996 :
Jon Olsen ,
Josh Davis ,
Brad Schumacher ,
Gary Hall Jr. ,
David Fox ,
Scott Tucker (
USA )
2000 :
Michael Klim ,
Chris Fydler ,
Ashley Callus ,
Ian Thorpe ,
Todd Pearson ,
Adam Pine (
AUS )
2004 :
Roland Schoeman ,
Lyndon Ferns ,
Darian Townsend ,
Ryk Neethling (
RSA )
2008 :
Michael Phelps ,
Garrett Weber-Gale ,
Cullen Jones ,
Jason Lezak ,
Nathan Adrian ,
Ben Wildman-Tobriner ,
Matt Grevers (
USA )
2012 :
Amaury Leveaux ,
Fabien Gilot ,
Clément Lefert ,
Yannick Agnel ,
Alain Bernard ,
Jérémy Stravius (
FRA )
2016 :
Caeleb Dressel ,
Michael Phelps ,
Ryan Held ,
Nathan Adrian ,
Jimmy Feigen ,
Blake Pieroni ,
Anthony Ervin (
USA )
2020 :
Caeleb Dressel ,
Blake Pieroni ,
Bowe Becker ,
Zach Apple ,
Brooks Curry (
USA )
1973 :
Melvin Nash ,
Joe Bottom ,
Jim Montgomery ,
John Murphy (USA)
1975 :
Bruce Furniss ,
Jim Montgomery ,
Andy Coan ,
John Murphy (USA)
1978 :
Jack Babashoff ,
Rowdy Gaines ,
Jim Montgomery ,
David McCagg (USA)
1982 :
Chris Cavanaugh ,
Robin Leamy ,
David McCagg ,
Rowdy Gaines (USA)
1986 :
Tom Jager ,
Mike Heath ,
Paul Wallace ,
Matt Biondi (USA)
1991 :
Tom Jager ,
Brent Lang ,
Doug Gjertsen ,
Matt Biondi (USA)
1994 :
Jon Olsen ,
Josh Davis ,
Uğur Taner ,
Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
1998 :
Scott Tucker ,
Jon Olsen ,
Neil Walker ,
Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
2001 :
Michael Klim ,
Ashley Callus ,
Todd Pearson ,
Ian Thorpe (AUS)
2003 :
Andrey Kapralov ,
Ivan Usov ,
Denis Pimankov ,
Alexander Popov (RUS)
2005 :
Michael Phelps ,
Neil Walker ,
Nate Dusing ,
Jason Lezak (USA)
2007 :
Michael Phelps ,
Neil Walker ,
Cullen Jones ,
Jason Lezak (USA)
2009 :
Michael Phelps ,
Ryan Lochte ,
Matt Grevers ,
Nathan Adrian (USA)
2011 :
James Magnussen ,
Matt Targett ,
Matthew Abood ,
Eamon Sullivan (AUS)
2013 :
Yannick Agnel ,
Florent Manaudou ,
Fabien Gilot ,
Jérémy Stravius (FRA)
2015 :
Mehdy Metella ,
Florent Manaudou ,
Fabien Gilot ,
Jérémy Stravius (FRA)
2017 :
Caeleb Dressel ,
Townley Haas ,
Blake Pieroni ,
Nathan Adrian (USA)
2019 :
Caeleb Dressel ,
Blake Pieroni ,
Zach Apple ,
Nathan Adrian (USA)
2022 :
Caeleb Dressel ,
Ryan Held ,
Justin Ress ,
Brooks Curry (USA)
2023 :
Jack Cartwright ,
Flynn Southam ,
Kai Taylor ,
Kyle Chalmers (AUS)
2024 :
Pan Zhanle ,
Ji Xinjie ,
Zhang Zhanshuo ,
Wang Haoyu (CHN)
1967 :
K. Walsh ,
M. Fitzmaurice ,
M. Spitz ,
D. Schollander (
USA )
1971 :
D. Edgar ,
S. Genter ,
J. Heidenreich ,
F. Heckl (
USA )
1975 :
J. Babashoff ,
A. Ruby ,
M. Grattan ,
R. Abbott (
USA )
1979 :
R. Gaines ,
J. Babashoff ,
J. Newton ,
D. McCagg (
USA )
1983 :
R. Leamy ,
M. Gribble ,
C. Cavanaugh ,
R. Gaines (
USA )
1987 :
J. Born ,
S. McCadam ,
P. Robinson ,
T. Dudley (
USA )
1991 :
T. Ferreira ,
E. Nascimento ,
J. Rebolal ,
G. Borges (
BRA )
1995 :
G. Hall Jr. ,
T. Jager ,
J. Davis ,
J. Olsen (
USA )
1999 :
F. Scherer ,
C. Quintaes ,
A. Cordeiro ,
G. Borges (
BRA )
2003 :
C. Jayme ,
G. Borges ,
F. Scherer ,
J. Souza (
BRA )
2007 :
F. Silva ,
E. Deboni ,
N. Oliveira ,
C. Cielo (
BRA )
2011 :
C. Cielo ,
B. Fratus ,
N. Santos ,
N. Oliveira (
BRA )
2015 :
M. Santana ,
J. de Lucca ,
B. Fratus ,
M. Chierighini (
BRA )
2019 :
B. Correia ,
M. Chierighini ,
B. Fratus ,
P. Spajari (
BRA )
2023 :
G. Caribé ,
M. Chierighini ,
V. Alcará ,
F. Ribeiro (
BRA )