Paul Hait

Paul William Hait (born May 25, 1940) is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who is an Olympic champion and former world record-holder.

Paul Hait
Bennett, Hait, Clark and Gillanders after breaking 4×100-meter world record in 1960 Olympic heats
Personal information
Full namePaul William Hait
National team United States
Born (1940-05-25) May 25, 1940
Pasadena, California
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubSanta Clara Swim Club
College teamStanford University

Hait won a gold medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he swam in the preliminary heats (with Steve Clark, Bob Bennett and Dave Gillanders) and in the final (with Frank McKinney, Lance Larson and Jeff Farrell), breaking the world record in both the heats and the finals. Individually, he finished eighth in the men's 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:41.4.[1]


See also

References

  1. Paul Hait – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com


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