David McCagg
David Palmer McCagg (born March 13, 1958) is an American former competition swimmer, world champion, and world record-holder. He was the 100 metres freestyle champion at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in West Berlin.
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| Full name | David Palmer McCagg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 13, 1958 Fort Myers Beach, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early Life
McCagg graduated from Cypress Lake High School in 1976. He was a student at Auburn University,[1] where he swam for the Auburn Tigers swimming and diving team.
Swimming Career
He won three gold medals at the 1978 and 1982 world championships, and another three gold medals at the 1979 Pan American Games.[2]
After swimming
McCagg currently resides in Florida. He runs a company that develops devices to assist swimmers.
gollark: I hope they aren't still stuck in there.
gollark: It works for me, since I can just shut down everything and rewire it periodically. Also, fewer cables.
gollark: I just let the messes and randomly tangled cables build up.
gollark: What sort of useful stuff could you actually do with BGP "within your own home"?
gollark: I think it involves BGP.
See also
References
- "Endless Pools at Auburn University". endlesspools.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- "PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SWIMMING AND DIVING". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
External links
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