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Dan Harrigan
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Lee Harrigan
Nickname"Dan"
National teamUnited States
Born (1955-10-29) October 29, 1955 (age 69)
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.[1]
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight170 lb (77 kg)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubMichiana Marlins
College teamNorth Carolina State University
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal 200 m backstroke
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City 200 m backstroke

Daniel Lee "Dan" Harrigan (born October 29, 1955) is an American former backstroke swimmer. At the 1975 Pan American Games he won the 200 m backstroke event, but also contracted hepatitis and had to stop training for several months. He managed to recover by the 1976 Olympics and win there a bronze medal in the same event.[1][2]

Harrigan studied architecture at North Carolina State University,[1] where he swam for the NC State Wolfpack swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) competition from 1973 to 1976.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Dan Harrigan. Sports-Reference.com
  2. ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 200 metres backstroke". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2011-05-28.


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