David McCagg
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Full name | David Palmer McCagg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Fort Myers Beach, Florida | March 13, 1958|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Auburn University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Palmer McCagg (born March 13, 1958) is an American former competition swimmer, world champion, and world record-holder. He was the 100 metres freestyle champion at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in West Berlin.
Early life[edit]
McCagg graduated from Cypress Lake High School in 1976. He was a student at Auburn University,[1] where he swam for the Auburn Tigers swimming and diving team.
Swimming career[edit]
He won four gold medals at the 1978 and 1982 world championships, and another three gold medals at the 1979 Pan American Games.[2]
After swimming[edit]
McCagg currently resides in Florida. He runs a company that develops devices to assist swimmers.
See also[edit]
- List of Auburn University people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References[edit]
- ^ "Endless Pools at Auburn University". endlesspools.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ "PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SWIMMING AND DIVING". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
External links[edit]
- Auburn Men's Swimming & Diving All-Time All-Americans
- Harvard Men's Swimming & Diving
- GMX7 Training: X-1 Pro