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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 13, 1958 Fort Myers Beach, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- Harvard Men's Swimming & Diving
- GMX7 Training: X-1 Pro
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