Sandy Goss

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Sandy Goss
Personal information
Full name Donald Alexander Goss
Nickname(s) "Sandy"
Nationality  Canada
Born 2 October 1966 (1966-10-02) (age 45)
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 89 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Freestyle
Club North York Aquatic Club
College team University of Florida

Donald Alexander "Sandy" Goss (born 2 October 1968) is a former college and international swimmer from Canada. Goss was a freestyle and backstroke specialist who was an Olympic silver medalist.

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[edit] Early life and education

Goss was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1968.[1] He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition under coach Randy Reese from 1987 to 1990. Goss received twenty-three All-American honors during his college swimming career. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1991.

[edit] Competition swimming

Goss competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country: in 1984 in Los Angeles, California, and four years later, in Seoul, South Korea. On both occasions he won the silver medal with the Canadian men's 4x100-metre medley relay team. His best Olympic individual performance was fifth place in the 200-metre freestyle in 1984. He was a double gold medalist at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning titles in the 200-metre backstroke and 4x100-metre medley relay.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Sandy Goss. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
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