Chris Swan (rower)

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Chris Swan
Personal information
Birth nameChris Swan
NationalityAmerican
Born (1967-09-24) September 24, 1967 (age 55)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Sport Rowing
ClubHarvard
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Coxed four
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Coxed pair
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Indianapolis Coxed four

Chris Swan (born September 24, 1967) is an American former rower.

Biography

Swan hails from Simsbury, Connecticut and is a graduate of Harvard University. He was an alternate for the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, not getting a chance to row. At the 1994 World Rowing Championships he was a member of the American team which finished second behind Romania in the coxed four final. [1] [2] He won two medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar Del Plata, a gold in the coxed four and silver in the coxed pair. [3]

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References

  1. "Chris Swan". worldrowing.com. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  2. Hine, Tommy (March 29, 1995). "Swan: No Alternate Plan". Hartford Courant . Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  3. Olderr, Steven (April 29, 2003). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History. McFarland. ISBN   9780786443369.