Chris Cavanaugh (swimmer)

Christopher Carl Cavanaugh (born July 1, 1962) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. He was a member of the winning 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]

Chris Cavanaugh

Cavanaugh in 1984
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Carl Cavanaugh
Nickname(s)	"Chris"
National team	United States
Born	July 1, 1962 Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 4×100 m freestyle

Cavanaugh was an All-American swimmer and elected team captain for the USC Trojans swimming team at the University of Southern California, where he also played water polo and graduated in 1986.[3][4]

Cavanaugh has volunteered as a celebrity swimmer for various charitable organizations including Swim Across America, a charitable organization that raises money for cancer. He now coaches and swims Masters having held many Masters National record. He also works with USS, and club swimmers at all levels. He resides in San Jose, California.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of University of Southern California people
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 50 metres freestyle
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

References

1. "1984 Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Swimming" Archived August 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
2. Cavanaugh's bio from Swim Across America. retrieved June 19, 2009.
3. USC Men's Swimming & Diving All-Americans Archived November 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.
4. USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2008, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Cavanaugh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.