David Wharton

David Wharton

Personal information
Born	May 19, 1969
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Silver 1988 Seoul 400 m medley Pan Pacific Championships Gold 1987 Brisbane 200 m medley Gold 1987 Brisbane 400 m medley Gold 1989 Tokyo 200 m medley Gold 1989 Tokyo 400 m medley Silver 1989 Tokyo 200 m butterfly Silver 1991 Edmonton 200 m butterfly Silver 1991 Edmonton 400 m medley Bronze 1991 Edmonton 200 m medley

David ("Dave") Lee Wharton (born May 19, 1969 in Warminster, Pennsylvania) is a former butterfly and medley swimmer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the 400m Individual Medley at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Wharton set two world records during his career, was named the Pac-10 Male Swimmer of the Year four consecutive years (1988–91) while swimming for the USC, and was also a member of the 1992 Summer Olympics team. In 1987 Wharton was named Swimming World's American Swimmer of the Year, together with Janet Evans.

Wharton currently resides in New Albany, Ohio and serves as the New Albany Parks and Recreation Director.^[1]

References

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1. ^ http://blog.therainesgroup.com/2008/11/08/new-albany-ohio-parks-and-recreation-director-honored/

Records
Preceded by Tamás Darnyi	Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) August 20, 1989 – January 13, 1991	Succeeded by Tamás Darnyi
Preceded by Alex Baumann	Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) August 14, 1987 – August 19, 1987	Succeeded by Tamás Darnyi

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Name	Wharton, David
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