David Wharton
Personal information
Full nameDavid Lee Wharton
Nickname"Dave"
National teamUnited States
Born (1969-05-19) May 19, 1969
Abington, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, individual medley
College teamUniversity of Southern California
CoachPeter Daland
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 400 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Brisbane 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1987 Brisbane 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tokyo 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tokyo 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1989 Tokyo 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1991 Edmonton 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1991 Edmonton 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Edmonton 200 m medley

David Lee "Dave" 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.[1]

Wharton attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he swam for the USC Trojans swimming and diving team under Coach Peter Daland. From 1988-1991 he competed in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Pacific-10 Conference competition where he was recognized as the Pac-10 Male Swimmer of the Year all four of his college 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).[2]

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.[1]

Life after swimming

Wharton, who was a longtime resident of Warminster, Pennsylvania,[3] currently resides in New Albany, Ohio, and serves as the Parks and Recreation Director for the City of New Albany and coaches high school swim and dive team. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Wharton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ HickokSports.com, Sports History, NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions Archived 2002-02-23 at the Library of Congress Web Archives. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  3. ↑ Dave Wharton Inducted into Bucks County Sports Hall of Fame
  4. ↑ "New Albany Ohio: Parks and Recreation Director Honored".



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