Chris Thompson (swimmer)
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Full name | Christopher Lee Thompson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Chris" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Roseburg, Oregon |
November 30, 1978 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Lee Thompson (born November 30, 1978) is an American former competition swimmer who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle. He was the second American swimmer to break the 15-minute mark in the 1,500-meter freestyle, and held the American record for four years.
He attended the University of Michigan, where he was a member of the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team from 1997 to 2001. Both at Michigan and as a post-graduate, Chris swam under legendary coach Jon Urbanchek from 1997 to 2004. He held the NCAA and American records in the 1,650-yard freestyle for eleven years.
Currently, he coaches the Plymouth Canton Cruisers swim team in Plymouth, Michigan.
See also
References
External links
- Thompson's bio from USA Swimming.
- 20 Questions with Chris Thompson, from USA Swimming.
- Chris Thompson, Brooke Bennett Crowned King and Queen of Tiburon Mile. Swimming World Magazine (October 27, 2002). Retrieved June 16, 2009.
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- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
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- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games
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