Dan Veatch Explained

Dan Veatch
Fullname:Daniel Hayward Veatch
Nicknames:"Dan"
National Team:United States
Strokes:Backstroke, medley
Birth Date:April 18, 1965
Birth Place:Potomac, Maryland
Height:6feet
Weight:173lb

Daniel Hayward Veatch (born April 18, 1965) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Veatch competed in his signature event, the men's 200-meter backstroke, finishing seventh in the event final.[2] He won the 200-meter backstroke at the Pan Pacific Games in Brisbane in 1987[3] and again in Tokyo in 1989.[4] He pulled his hamstring just before the U.S. Trials for the 1992 Summer Olympics and so missed those Games.[5] [6]

He is openly gay,[7] and lives in San Francisco. Veatch was the first masters swimmer to reach 6000 yards in one hour.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: An Olympian in favor of dissent . Gwen. Knapp . San Francisco Chronicle . 10 April 2008 . 25 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Golden Dreams Dan Veatch Hopes To Have A Glittering Performance In The Upcoming Olympics. . Dave . Heeren . Sun Sentinel . 17 July 1991 . 25 January 2012 . 29 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033550/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-07-17/news/9101260515_1_veatch-olympics-weight-room . dead .
  3. Web site: Pan Pacific Swimming Championships : Evans and Wharton Both Win Their Second Gold Medals . Los Angeles Times . 16 August 1987 . 25 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Evans' winning streak hits 21 . Eugene Register-Guard . 20 August 1989 . 25 January 2012.
  5. Web site: Veatch finishes 5th, then retires . Bill . Glauber . Baltimore Sun . 4 March 1992 . 25 January 2012.
  6. Web site: Accident Leads to a Record . 2024-05-13 . www.usms.org . en.
  7. Web site: Heroics: Carrying a Torch for Gay Olympians . Jim . Provenzano . Windy City Times . 11 August 2004 . 4 January 2012.
  8. Web site: Accident Leads to a Record. July 7, 2022. July 19, 2000. U. S. Masters Swimming . Rabalais, Scott.

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