David Lee "Dave" Wharton was born on May 19,1969 and is an American former competition swimmer, 1988 Olympic silver medalist, and former world record-holder in two events.
16 Facts About David Wharton
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David Wharton started swimming around the age of six at the Warminster Swim Club in Pennsylvania.
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David Wharton attended, graduated and swam for Germantown, and by 1990 was one of four Olympians Shoulberg had coached at the school.
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At Germantown, David Wharton benefitted from a solid dry land training program as part of his swim training.
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David Wharton set Germantown school records in the 500-yard freestyle at 4:22.4, the 200-yard freestyle at 1:38.2, and the 200-yard IM at 1:47.1.
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David Wharton achieved his first recognition in international swimming as an 18-year-old at the 1987 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Brisbane, Australia, where he won gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter individual medley events.
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David Wharton was recognized as the American Swimmer of the Year, together with Janet Evans, by Swimming World Magazine in 1987.
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David Wharton repeated his exceptional performance in international competition at the 1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo, again winning gold medals in the 200- and 400-meter individual medley events, as well as a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly.
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David Wharton represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
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David Wharton received a silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 400-meter individual medley, in which he recorded a time of 4:17.36 in the event final.
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David Wharton competed in the B Final of the men's 200-meter individual medley, finishing ninth overall with a time of 2:03.50.
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At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, David Wharton again competed in the men's 400-meter individual medley, bettering his 1988 Olympic time with a 4:17.26 and finishing fourth overall.
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David Wharton attended the University of Southern California, enrolling in January 1988, where he swam for the USC Trojans swimming and diving team under Hall of Fame Coach Peter Daland.
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David Wharton later completed graduate school at The Ohio State University, working as their assistant swim coach.
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David Wharton received a masters' in sports management, and met Tammy Hunt, a member of the school's synchro swim team, whom he would later marry.
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In 1997 David Wharton became Natatorium Director and coached swimming at the New Albany High School through at least 2008.