Turlough O'Hare explained

Turlough O'Hare
Fullname:Turlough O'Hare
National Team:Canada
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Pacific Dolphins
Collegeteam:University of British Columbia
Birth Date:July 16, 1969
Birth Place:Victoria, British Columbia
Height:1.87m (06.14feet)
Weight:82kg (181lb)

Turlough O'Hare (born July 16, 1969) is a former international freestyle swimmer who competed in two Summer Olympics for Canada: in 1988 in Seoul and 1992 in Barcelona. His best Olympic result was eighth place with the men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay team in 1988.[1] His international highlights included winning the Distance Freestyle World Cup series 1989 and placing 7th at the 1990 World Aquatic Championships in the 200-metre freestyle. He is a 37-time national champion and set eight Canadian and two Commonwealth records.

At the 1991 Summer Universiade, O'Hare won a bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle. At the 1993 Summer Universiade, O'Hare won two gold medals in the 400 and 800-metre freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080649/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/oh/turlough-ohare-1.html Profile
  2. http://www.ishof.org/library/pdf/medalists.pdf ISHOF list with all medalists in history