Turlough O'Hare

Turlough O'Hare

Personal information
Full name	Turlough O'Hare
National team	Canada
Born	(1969-07-16) July 16, 1969 Victoria, British Columbia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Pacific Dolphins
College team	University of British Columbia
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada Pan Pacific Games 1989 Tokyo 400 m freestyle 1989 Tokyo 200 m freestyle 1991 Edmonton 4x200 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 4x200 m freestyle Summer Universiade 1993 Buffalo 400 m freestyle 1993 Buffalo 800 m freestyle 1991 Sheffield 200 m freestyle 1993 Buffalo 200 m freestyle

Turlough O'Hare (born July 16, 1969) is a former international freestyle swimmer who competed in two Summer Olympics for Canada: in 1988 in Seoul and 1992 in Barcelona. His best Olympic result was eighth place with the men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay team in 1988. His international highlights included winning the Distance Freestyle World Cup series 1989 and placing 7th at the 1990 World Aquatic Championships in the 200-metre freestyle. He is a 37-time national champion and set eight Canadian and two Commonwealth records.

At the 1991 Summer Universiade, O'Hare won a bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle. At the 1993 Summer Universiade, O'Hare won two gold medals in the 400 and 800-metre freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)