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Robin Leamy (swimmer)

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Robin Leamy
Personal information
Full nameRobin John Leamy
National team United States
Born (1961-04-01) April 1, 1961 (age 63)
Apia, Samoa
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 4x100m freestyle

Robin Leamy (born April 1, 1961) is an American former competition swimmer who participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[1]

Leamy received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he swam for coach Ron Ballatore's UCLA Bruins swimming and diving team in NCAA competition in 1981 and 1982. He was the NCAA individual national championship in the 100-yard freestyle in 1981, and the 50-yard freestyle in 1982.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 6 May 2012.