Andrejs Dūda (born 30 October 1981) is a

Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...

n swimmer, is a two-time Olympian and nine-time NCAA DIII national individual champion in swimming. Duda represented Latvia at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

in Athens, Greece, and has qualified to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He graduated from

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, in 2006 where he was a member of four national championship swimming teams and set a college record with 24 NCAA national event titles. Duda competed in the 200-meter individual medley and the 100-meter butterfly at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

in Beijing, China.

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* * * 1981 births Living people Kenyon College alumni Latvian male butterfly swimmers Latvian male freestyle swimmers Latvian male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for Latvia Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Jelgava {{latvia-sport-bio-stub