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David Lee Wharton (born May 19, 1969) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events. During his competition swimming career, Wharton set world records in both the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medley events. ==Swimming career== Wharton achieved his first recognition in international swimming as an 18-year-old at the 1987 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Brisbane, Australia, where he won gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter individual medley events. He was recognized as the American Swimmer of the Year, together with Janet Evans, by ''Swimming World Magazine'' in 1987. Wharton represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He received a silver medal for his second place performance in the men's 400-meter individual medley, in which he recorded a time of 4:17.36 in the event final. He also competed in the B Final of the men's 200-meter individual medley, finishing ninth overall with a time of 2:03.50.〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, ( David Wharton ). Retrieved October 31, 2012.〕 Wharton attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he swam for the USC Trojans swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Pacific-10 Conference competition from 1988 to 1991. While swimming for the Trojans, he was recognized as the Pac-10 Male Swimmer of the Year four consecutive years. He won three NCAA national championships in the 200-yard individual medley (1988–1990) and four more NCAA championships in the 400-yard individual medley (1988–1991).〔HickokSports.com, Sports History, (NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions ). Retrieved October 31, 2012.〕 He repeated his performance at the 1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo, again winning gold medals in the 200- and 400-meter individual medley events, as well as a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Wharton again competed in the men's 400-meter individual medley, bettering his 1988 Olympic time with a 4:17.26 and finishing fourth overall. He also swam in the men's 200-meter butterfly, advancing to the B Final and posting a time of 2:01.08.〔 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「David Wharton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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