Robin Leamy (swimmer)
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| Full name | Robin John Leamy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 1, 1961 Apia, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robin Leamy (born April 1, 1961) is an American former competition swimmer of Samoan and New Zealand descent[1] who participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[2] Leamy also represented the U.S. in the Pan American and World Games, where he was a member of several U.S. World Record setting relay teams (4x100 meter freestyle relay). Leamy also held the world record in the 50 meter freestyle from 1981 through 1985.
Leamy received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he played both water polo (under coach Bob Horn) and swam (for coach Ron Ballatore). An All-American in both sports, he was the NCAA individual national champion in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle in 1982. In addition he anchored the 4x100 yard freestyle relay which set an American and U.S. Open Record, and captured UCLA's first and only NCAA swimming championship.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of California, Los Angeles people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 50 metres freestyle
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
- ^ "PROFILE: Robin Leamy (Olympic swimmer)". Nesian Village. February 13, 2016. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robin Leamy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
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