Ray Carey (swimmer)

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Ray Carey
Personal information
Full nameRaymond E. Carey
National teamUnited States
Born (1973-06-01) June 1, 1973 (age 51)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly
College team Stanford University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Sheffield 200 m butterfly

Raymond E. Carey (born June 1, 1973) is an American former competition swimmer.

Carey attended Stanford University, where he swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Pacific-10 Conference competition from 1992 to 1995. Stanford won three consecutive NCAA national team championships while Carey was a Cardinal swimmer, and he won the individual NCAA national championship in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:44.01 in 1993. [1] [2] He graduated from Stanford with a bachelor's degree in 1995, and a master's degree in 1996.

Carey represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. [3] He competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 200-meter butterfly event, and posted a time of 2:01.10, finishing twenty-first overall. [3] [4]

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References

  1. HickokSports.com, Sports History, NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions Archived 2002-02-23 at the Library of Congress Web Archives. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  2. Associated Press, "NCAA Swimming: Stanford Men Claim Title for Second Year in a Row," Los Angeles Times (March 28, 1993). Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Ray Carey. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  4. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games, Men's 200 metres Butterfly. Retrieved November 6, 2012.