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| Full name | Pedro Pablo Morales, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States |
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| Stroke(s) | Freestyle and butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 5, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pablo Morales (born December 5, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former swimmer. He won a relay gold and two silver medals swimming Butterfly at the 1984 Summer Olympics and set the world record in the 100 m Butterfly at the Olympic Trials that year as well as setting relay records with teammates Rick Carey, Steve Lundquist, and Rowdy Gaines.
However, in 1988 on the heels of a record 11th NCAA individual championship at Stanford University, he failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics. After briefly retiring from the sport to pursue a law degree at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, he returned to the Olympics in 1992 as the team captain and captured gold in the 100 m Butterfly, becoming the oldest swimmer to win an Olympic medal. He is currently the head women's Swimming & Diving coach at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
See also
External links
- Pablo Morales - Entry at the International Swimming Hall of Fame (retrieved 2009-12-7)
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| Preceded by Matt Gribble |
Men's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) June 26, 1984 – July 30, 1984 |
Succeeded by Michael Gross |
| Preceded by Michael Gross |
Men's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) June 23, 1986 – August 23, 1995 |
Succeeded by Denis Pankratov |
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