Kieran Locke

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Kieran Locke
Personal information
Nickname(s)K-Locke
Nationality Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands
Born (1984-03-19) March 19, 1984 (age 38)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, backstroke
College team Yale University

Kieran Locke (born March 19, 1984) is a former national-team swimmer from the United States Virgin Islands. He is the older brother of fellow USVI swimmer Morgan Locke. [1] He went to college and swam for the USA's Yale University, in the mid-2000s. [2]

He swam for the Virgin Islands at:

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References

  1. Obituary: World Swimming mourns (Richard) Locke by Gregory Eggert, for SwimNews . Published 2010-05-27; retrieved 2012-05-11.
  2. Locke's bio page from the Yale Athletics website (yalebulldogs.com); retrieved 2012-05-11.