Kirk Stackle

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Kirk Stackle
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Full nameKirk Alexander Stackle
National teamUnited States
Born (1968-04-16) April 16, 1968 (age 55)
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
College team University of Texas

Kirk Alexander Stackle (born April 16, 1968) is an American former competition swimmer who participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. [1] Stackle competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 200-meter breaststroke, finishing with the nineteenth-best time overall (2:19.47). [1] [2] His wife, Alecha Stackle, played tennis at the University of Texas at Austin. Their daughter, Avery Stackle, now swims for the University of Denver.

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References

  1. 1 2 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Kirk Stackle. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games, Men's 200 metres Breaststroke Round One. Retrieved November 8, 2012.