Peter Matthew Wright (born December 3, 1972) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta, Georgia. Wright competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle, and finished twelfth overall with a time of 15:25.43.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
Peter Wright
Retrieved November 5, 2012. Wright has been a resident of

Delran Township, New Jersey Delran Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 16,896, reflecting an increase of 1,360 (+8.8%) from the 15,536 counted in the 2000 Census, which ...

. He worked his way to the Olympics; Delran swimmer Peter Wright almost gave up his quest. He came back with a vengeance
" ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' (May 21, 1996). Retrieved February 2, 2013. "An hour before the biggest race of his life, in the middle of the toughest swim meet in the world, Peter Wright saw more than just the blue lane ahead of him. For the previous year, the Delran, N.J., freestyler had put his life on hold to try for the U.S. Olympic team in the grueling 1,500-meter event."

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1972 births Living people American male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United States People from Delran Township, New Jersey Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Virginia Cavaliers men's swimmers Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade silver medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade {{US-swimming-bio-stub