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Christopher Clark Burckle, Jr. (born February 23, 1988) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in breaststroke and medley events. He competed in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Burckle was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville, and was a member of St. Xavier Tigers Sharks high school swim team. He was raised in an athletic family. His father Chris swam at the University of Louisville and his mother Jill played tennis for the University of California, Santa Barbara and Indiana University. His older sister Caroline swam for the University of Florida and was an Olympic bronze medalist. Burckle initially attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2006 to 2008.〔GatorZone.com, Men's Swimming and Diving, 2007–08 Roster, ( Clark Burckle ). Retrieved July 5, 2012〕 For his senior year in 2010, he transferred to the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, where he swam for the Arizona Wildcats swimming team.〔Arizona Wildcats.com, Men's Swimming, 2009–10 Roster, ( Clark Burckle ). Retrieved July 5, 2012.〕 Burckle won the NCAA championship in the 200-yard breaststroke while at the University of Arizona, helping the Wildcats to a third-place team finish at the NCAA national championship in 2010.〔 He was a finalist in the 200-meter breaststroke and 400-meter individual medley events at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials. At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, Burckle finished second in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:09.97, qualifying to compete at the 2012 Olympics.〔Paul Newberry, "( Louisville's Clark Burckle makes Olympic swim team in upset )," ''Lexington Herald-Leader'' (June 30, 3012). Retrieved July 5, 2012.〕 At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he finished sixth in the 200-meter breaststroke final with a time of 2:09.25. ==See also== * List of University of Arizona people * List of University of Florida alumni 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clark Burckle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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