Eliot Chenaux born on April 11, 1947 in

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, is a former academic and competitive swimmer who competed with the Puerto Rican team in the

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. He also swam for Puerto Rico in the

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in 1963 and in

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in 1967. After earning a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and a doctorate in Hispanic Languages and Literature from St. Louis University, Chenaux moved in 1976 to Corpus Christi where he worked as a faculty, and in the latter part of his career as Vice President of Student Affairs at

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. He retired in 2014.

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1947 births Living people Puerto Rican male swimmers Puerto Rican male freestyle swimmers Male backstroke swimmers Male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers of Puerto Rico Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1963 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1967 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-swimming-bio-stub