David Holmes "Dave" Edgar (born March 27, 1950) is an American former

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, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Edgar attended the

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, where he swam for the

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team in

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(NCAA) and

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competition. He won seven NCAA championships while swimming for the Volunteers, and was named the "Fastest Man Afloat" by ''

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'' magazine. Edgar represented the United States at the

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in Munich, Germany, where he received a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay."1972 Olympics – München, Germany – Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on May 1, 2008) He received another gold medal in 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the

1971 Pan American Games * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Jan ...

in Cali, Colombia. He set two world records during his career, both in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Edgar was inducted into the

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as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1996.

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