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Full name | John Cary Mykkanen | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Anaheim, California | September 8, 1966||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Irvine | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||
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