- Chad La Tourette
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Chad La Tourette Personal information Full name Chad La Tourette Nickname(s) Frenchie Nationality 
USABorn October 7, 1988
Livermore, CaliforniaHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 175 lb (79 kg) Sport Sport Swimming Stroke(s) Freestyle College team Stanford University Medal recordMen's swimming Competitor for the United StatesSummer Universiade Gold 2007 Bangkok 800 m freestyle Gold 2007 Bangkok 1500 m freestyle Gold 2009 Belgrade 800 m freestyle Silver 2009 Belgrade 400 m freestyle Silver 2009 Belgrade 1500 m freestyle Silver 2009 Belgrade 4×200 m freestyle relay Pan Pacific Championships Silver 2010 Irvine 800 m freestyle Silver 2010 Irvine 1500 m freestyle Chad La Tourette (born October 7, 1988 in Livermore, California) is an American distance swimmer. La Tourette is a six-time medalist (three golds, three silvers) at the World University Games and two-time silver medalist at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
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Career
At the 2010 National Championships, La Tourette competed in the 400 and 1500 m freestyle. In the 400 m freestye, La Tourette finished in 4th place.[1] In the 1500 m freestyle, La Tourette handily won with a time of 14:55.39 with his closest competitor eight seconds back.[2]
At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, La Tourette won two silver medals behind Canadian swimmer Ryan Cochrane. In the 1500 m freestyle, La Tourette finished with a time of 14:54.48, five seconds behind the eventual winner Cochrane.[3] In the 800 m freestyle, held three days after the 1500 m freestyle, La Tourette finished with a time of 7:51.62.[4] La Tourette said he was not disappointed with his performances but only regretted not staying with Cochrane more.[5]
At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, La Tourette competed in two events, the 800 and 1500 m freestyle. In his first event, the 800 m freestyle, La Tourette finished in 6th place with a time of 7:46.52.[6] In the 1500 m freestyle, La Tourette finished in 5th place with a time of 14:52.36.[7]
Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Event 2007 2007 Summer Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 1st 800 m freestyle 1st 1500 m freestyle 2008 2008 Open Water Worlds Seville, Spain 4th 5 k open water 2009 2009 Summer Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 1st 800 m freestyle 2nd 400 m freestyle 2nd 1500 m freestyle 2nd 4×200 m freestyle relay 2010 2010 Pan Pacs Irvine, California 2nd 1500 m freestyle 2nd 800 m freestyle 2011 2011 World Championships Shanghai, China 6th 800 m freestyle 5th 1500 m freestyle Personal bests
- As of July 31, 2011.
Event Time Venue Date 400 m freestyle (long course) 3:46.93 Belgrade July 5, 2009 800 m freestyle (long course) 7:46.52 Shanghai July 27, 2011 1500 m freestyle (long course) 14:52.36 Shanghai July 31, 2011 References
- ^ "2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships – 400 m freestyle results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvineUS/C73A1_Res1Heat_102_Finals_1_Men_400_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships – 1500 m freestyle results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvineUS/C73A1_Res1Heat_130_Finals_1_Men_1500_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – 1500 m freestyle results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvinePPchampionships/C74A_ResSummary_110_Finals_Men_1500_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – 800 m freestyle results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvinePPchampionships/C74A_ResSummary_131_Finals_Men_800_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ Schaller, Bob (2010-08-24). "20 Question Tuesday: Chad La Tourette". Swimnetwork. Archived from the original on 2010-08-26. http://www.webcitation.org/5sHlB8WN6. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/C73A1_Results%20%28One%20Heat%20-%20Individual%29_117_Heat1_Men_800_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/C73A1_Results%20%28One%20Heat%20-%20Individual%29_137_Heat1_Men_1500_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
External links
Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 800 m Freestyle 1993: Turlough O'Hare (CAN) • 1995: Christian Pieper (GER) • 1997: Igor Snitko (UKR) • 1999: Mark Warkentin (USA) • 2001: Igor Snitko (UKR) • 2003: Yury Prilukov (RUS) • 2005: Przemysław Stańczyk (POL) • 2007: Chad LaTourette (USA) 2009: Chad LaTourette (USA) 2011: Michael Klueh (USA)
Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 1500 m Freestyle 1959: ?? Kádár (HUN) • 1961: Murray McLachlan (RSA) • 1963: Haruo Yoshimuto (JPN) • 1965: Mike Wall (USA) • 1967: Mike Burton (USA) • 1970: Andy Strenk (USA) • 1973: Jack Tingley (USA) • 1977: John Weston (USA) • 1979: Ron Neugent (USA) • 1981: Aleksandr Chayev (URS) • 1983: Vladimir Salnikov (URS) • 1985 – 1987: Alex Mlawsky (USA) • 1991: Ian Wilson (GBR) • 1993: Rob Darzynkiewicz (USA) • 1995: Hisato Yasui (JPN) • 1997: Luiz Lima (BRA) • 1999: Andrea Righi (ITA) • 2001: Igor Snitko (UKR) • 2003: Yury Prilukov (RUS) • 2005: Justin Mortimer (USA) • 2007: Chad LaTourette (USA) • 2009: Przemysław Stańczyk (POL) 2011: Rocco Potenza (ITA)
Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- American swimmers
- Stanford Cardinal swimmers
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