George Thomas DiCarlo (born July 13, 1963) is an American former competition

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who won the gold medal and broke the Olympic record in the 400-meter freestyle event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

in Los Angeles. At the 1984 Olympics, he also won the silver medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle. DiCarlo attended

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, and competed for the

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swimming and diving team.

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1963 births Living people American male freestyle swimmers American people of Italian descent Arizona Wildcats men's swimmers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Sportspeople from St. Petersburg, Florida Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

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