Jorge Manuel Oliver (born January 23, 1981) is a Puerto Rican former swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events. As a first-born American, Oliver holds a dual citizenship, which made him eligible to compete for Puerto Rico at the Olympics. Oliver attended

Episcopal School of Jacksonville Episcopal School of Jacksonville is an independent, coeducational private college preparatory school in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1966 by the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. The school has two lower schools, a middle sch ...

, where he earned state and district championship titles in the 100 m freestyle (1997 and 1998). While playing for the

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in his college years, he made six top-10 lists in the school's swimming records. In 2003, Oliver graduated from the

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, with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. As a member of the Puerto Rican team, Oliver qualified for the men's 200 m individual medley at the

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, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:08.23 from the Counsilman Classic in

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. He posted a time of 2:08.84 to lead the first heat against Cyprus' Georgios Diamantidis and Kazakhstan's

Yevgeniy Ryzhkov Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Ryzhkov (russian: Евгений Александрович Рыжков; born May 15, 1985 in Quaraghandy) is a Kazakhstani breaststroke and medley swimmer, who won the bronze medal over 200 m breaststroke at the 2006 S ...

, who was disqualified for a false start. Oliver failed to advance into the semifinals, as he shared a forty-fifth place tie with Turkey's

Orel Oral Uğur Orel Oral (born September 26, 1979) is a Turkish former swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events. He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and a seven-time NCAA Division II national champion while studying in the United States ...

in the preliminaries. Shortly after his only Olympic appearance, Oliver worked as a volunteer assistant coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and eventually, for his alma mater Episcopal School of Jacksonville.

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