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American swimmer
Eric Diehl
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Country United StatesSport
Swimming Event
Freestyle
Eric Diehl is an American former freestyle
swimmer of the 1990s.
Diehl grew up in
Fort Worth, Texas , and is of
Luxembourgian descent.
[1] At the age of 15, he moved with his mother to
Mission Viejo, California for training purposes and he completed his schooling at
Mission Viejo High .
[2]
In 1990, Diehl earned a place on the U.S. team for the
Goodwill Games after winning the 1,000 m freestyle at the short course national championships. He came eighth in the 800 m freestyle at the Goodwill Games, held in Seattle.
[3]
Diehl was the 200 m freestyle gold medalist at the
1991 Pan American Games in Havana, setting a games record. He also took bronze in the 400 m freestyle and swam on the gold medal-winning 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team.
[4]
While attending
Stanford University , Diehl competed in varsity swimming for the Cardinal.
[5]
References
1951 :
R. Gora ,
B. Jones ,
D. Cleveland ,
B. Heusner (
USA )
1955 :
M. Smith ,
W. Yorzyk ,
W. Moore ,
J. McLane (
USA )
1959 :
D. Blick ,
P. Sintz ,
J. Rounsavelle ,
F. Winters (
USA )
1963 :
G. Ilman ,
R. McDonough ,
D. Lyons ,
E. Townsend (
USA )
1967 :
D. Schollander ,
C. Hickcox ,
G. Charlton ,
M. Spitz (
USA )
1971 :
J. Heidenreich ,
J. McConica ,
S. Genter ,
F. Heckl (
USA )
1975 :
R. DeMont ,
R. Favero ,
B. Horner ,
M. Curington (
USA )
1979 :
B. Goodell ,
D. Larson ,
K. Kirshner ,
R. Gaines (
USA )
1983 :
D. Larson ,
R. Saeger ,
B. Hayes ,
R. Gaines (
USA )
1987 :
P. Robinson ,
B. Jones ,
M. O'Brien ,
J. Witchell (
USA )
1991 :
J. Keppeler ,
J. Wells ,
C. Tippins ,
E. Diehl (
USA )
1995 :
J. Olsen ,
J. Davis ,
R. Berube ,
G. Burgess (
USA )
1999 :
A. Messner ,
D. Phillips ,
D. Howard ,
S. Tucker (
USA )
2003 :
R. Lochte ,
B. Goldberg ,
J. Lee ,
D. Ketchum (
USA )
2007 :
T. Pereira ,
R. Castro ,
L. Salatta ,
N. Oliveira (
BRA )
2011 :
C. Dwyer ,
S. Robison ,
C. Houchin ,
M. Patton ,
D. Madwed ,
R. Feeley ,
R. Tullius ,
R. Margalis (
USA )
2015 :
L. Altamir Melo ,
J. de Lucca ,
T. Pereira ,
N. Oliveira ,
H. Rodrigues ,
K. de Almeida ,
T. Simon (
BRA )
2019 :
L. Altamir Melo ,
F. Scheffer ,
J. de Lucca ,
B. Correia (
BRA )
2023 :
M. Sartori ,
B. Correia ,
F. Scheffer ,
G. Costa ,
L. Altamir Melo ,
L. Coelho Santos ,
F. Ribeiro de Souza (
BRA )
Italics : Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.