David McCagg
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| Full name | David Palmer McCagg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 13, 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]He won four gold medals at the 1978 and 1982 world championships, and another three gold medals at the 1979 Pan American Games.[2]
After swimming
[edit]McCagg currently resides in Florida. He runs a company that develops devices to assist swimmers.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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
[edit]- Auburn Men's Swimming & Diving All-Time All-Americans[dead link]
- Harvard Men's Swimming & Diving
- GMX7 Training: X-1 Pro
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