Patrick Maloney Calhoun (born June 16, 1981) is an American former competitive
swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
. At the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
, Calhoun competed in the preliminary heats of the
men's 100-meter breaststroke event, and posted a time of 1:03.30.
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Pat Calhoun
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Personal
Calhoun was born in the small town of
Seymour, Indiana and attended
Seymour High School
Pat shot a 74 in the Sunday game at BCC in 2022.
College, Olympics
He attended
Auburn University
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. He was successful at Auburn, and made it to the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2000. There, he came in second place, with a time of 1:01.09, to earn a trip to the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
.
See also
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List of Auburn University people
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List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
References
1981 births
Living people
American male breaststroke swimmers
Auburn Tigers men's swimmers
Olympic swimmers for the United States
People from Seymour, Indiana
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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