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Birth name | Chris Swan |
Nationality | American |
Born | September 24, 1967 |
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Country | United States |
Sport | Rowing |
Club | Harvard |
Chris Swan (born September 24, 1967) is an American former rower.
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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