Diana MacManus

Diana MacManus

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Born	1986
Medal record Women's Swimming Competitor for the  United States Goodwill Games Silver 2002 Brisbane, AUS 100 Backstroke Silver 2002 Brisbane, AUS 4x100 Medley Relay FINA World Cup Gold 2002 Rio de Janiero, Brazil 50m Backstroke Gold 2002 Rio de Janiero, Brazil 100m Backstroke Bronze 2002 Rio de Janiero, Brazil 50m Butterfly Short Course World Championships Silver 2002 Moscow, Russia 4x100 Medley Relay Bronze 2002 Moscow, Russia 50m Backstroke Bronze 2002 Moscow, Russia 100m Backstroke Pan Pacific Championships Gold 2002 Yokohama, Japan 4x100 Medley Relay Pan American Games Gold 2003 Dominican Republic 100m Backstroke Gold 2003 Dominican Republic 4x100m Medley Silver 2003 Dominican Republic 200m Backstroke

Diana MacManus (born April 10, 1986) is a female backstroke swimmer from the United States. As a member of the USA National team she competed at the 2001 Goodwill Games held in Brisbane, Australia where she won two silver medals. At the 2002 World Cup held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she won two gold medals in the women's 100m backstroke event and 4x100 medley relay events. She continued to 2002 Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia where she brought home two more bronze medals.

She then represented team USA at the 2002 Pan Pacific Championships in Yokohama, Japan and the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where she won two gold medals and one bronze for team USA. She is also a three-time national champion in the 100m and 200m backstroke. A native of San Diego, California, she was trained by elite coach Dr. Dave Salo of the Irvine Novaquatics from the age of twelve. She broke the national record at age twelve in the 11-12 50y backstroke, and at the age of 14, MacManus attempted to make the U.S. Olympic team in the 100m backstroke, finishing in fourth place in the U.S. Olympic trials.

References

• Profile (Internet Archive version)
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• Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's 100 meter backstroke
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Name	Macmanus, Diana
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Date of birth	1986
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