David Lyons (swimmer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

David Lyons (swimmer)

American swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medalist

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1943

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About David Lyons (swimmer)

  • David Chandler "Dave" Lyons (born January 23, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer and Pan American Games gold medalist. Lyons earned a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S.
  • team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1963 Pan American Games.
  • At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he swam for the gold medal-winning U.S.
  • team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
  • Under the 1964 Olympic rules he was ineligible to receive a medal, however, because he did swim in the event final. Lyons began his competitive swimming at New Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois.
  • He was part of the high school national championship team in 1961.
  • The team later placed third in the 1961 AAU championships.
  • In 1961, he was the second swimmer to go under 1:50 for the 200-yard freestyle, Steve Clark of Yale doing it one day earlier.
  • Lyons attended Yale University, where he swam for coach Phil Moriarty's Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1963 to 1965.
  • He won three consecutive NCAA national championships as a member of winning Yale teams in the 400-yard freestyle relay.Lyons later earned both M.B.A.
  • and M.D.
  • degrees.

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