Eric Diehl
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| Born | June 25, 1973 |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event | Freestyle |
Eric Diehl is an American former freestyle swimmer of the 1990s.
Diehl grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, and is of Luxembourgian descent.[1] At the age of 15, he moved with his mother to Mission Viejo, California for training purposes and he completed his schooling at Mission Viejo High.[2]
In 1990, Diehl earned a place on the U.S. team for the Goodwill Games after winning the 1,000 m freestyle at the short course national championships. He came eighth in the 800 m freestyle at the Goodwill Games, held in Seattle.[3]
Diehl was the 200 m freestyle gold medalist at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, setting a games record. He also took bronze in the 400 m freestyle and swam on the gold medal-winning 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team.[4]
While attending Stanford University, Diehl competed in varsity swimming for the Cardinal.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mission Viejo swimmer prodded toward Olympics". The Miami Herald. March 1, 1992.
- ^ Weyler, John (February 29, 1992). "Diehl Keeps Eye on Clock--and Calendar : Swimming: Mission Viejo High graduate, who'll compete at Olympic Trials next week, knows dominance never lasts long". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Swim Meet of Champions : Rapid Rise Surprises Mission Viejo's Eric Diehl". Los Angeles Times. June 20, 1990.
- ^ "U.S. swimmers deliver gold". Citizen Register. August 13, 1991.
- ^ "Olympics will have to wait". Palo Alto Online. January 11, 1995.
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- Living people
- American male freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers from Texas
- Sportspeople from Fort Worth, Texas
- Stanford Cardinal men's swimmers
- Mission Viejo High School alumni
- American people of Luxembourgian descent
- Swimmers at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in swimming
- Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games