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Philip Long
Philip Edward Long (born December 6, 1948) is an American former competition swimmer.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Edward Long |
| Nickname(s) | "Phil" |
| National team | United States |
| Born | December 6, 1948 Washington, D.C. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Suburban Seahawks Club |
| College team | Yale University |
Long represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1] He competed in the final of the men's 200-meter breaststroke, and finished in seventh place with a time of 2:33.6.[1][2]
Long attended Yale University, and swam for coach Phil Moriarty's Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1968 to 1970. He won the NCAA national championship in the 200-yard breaststroke in 1968.[3] He graduated from Yale with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1970, and worked in Yale's information technology services starting in 1971, and as its director from 2001 to 2010.[4]
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, . Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Tokyo Summer Games, . Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ IvyLeagueSports.com, History of the Ivy league, NCAA Championships (1957–Present) 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ Sam Greenberg, "After a 'Long' career, IT chief steps down 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine," Yale Daily News (October 7, 2010). Retrieved September 25, 2010.
External links Edit
- – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com