David Edgar (swimmer)

David Edgar

Personal information
Full name	David Holmes Edgar
Nickname(s)	"Dave"
Nationality	United States
Born	March 27, 1950 (1950-03-27) (age 61) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle and Butterfly
Club	Jack Nelson Swim Club
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 1972 Munich 4×100 m freestyle Pan American Games Gold 1971 Cali 4×100 m freestyle

David Edgar (born March 27, 1950) is an American swimmer and Olympic champion. Edgar won seven NCAA championships while competing for the University of Tennessee and was named "Fastest Man Afloat" by Sports Illustrated magazine [1].He competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where he received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.^[1] He received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia.

World records

He set two world records during his career, both in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.

Awards

Edgar was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1996.^[2][3]

References

• sports-reference

1. ^ "1972 Olympics – München, Germany – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)
2. ^ "ISHOF 1996 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)
3. ^ "DAVE EDGAR (USA) – 1996 Honor Swimmer" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 1, 2008)

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Name	Edgar, David
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Date of birth	March 27, 1950
Place of birth	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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