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American swimmer, Pan American Games gold medalist, former world record-holder
Dick Cleveland
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American swimmer, Pan American Games gold medalist, former world record-holder
A.K.A.
Richard Fitch Cleveland
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Male
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Birth:
21 September 1929(Honolulu, USA)
Death:
27 July 2002(Kailua, USA)
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Education:
Ohio State University
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Biography
Richard Fitch Cleveland (September 21, 1929 – July 27, 2002) was an American competition swimmer, three-time Pan American Games champion, and former world record-holder.
Cleveland enrolled at Ohio State University, where he swam for the Ohio State Buckeyes swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.
At the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he won gold medals in the men's 3×100-meter medley relay, 4×200-meter freestyle relay, and 100-meter freestyle.At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, he competed in the 100-meter freestyle but did not qualify for the event final.