David López-Zubero Purcell (born 11 February 1959), also known as David Zubero, is a former competitive

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who represented Spain at three

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and won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980. Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds dual Spanish-American citizenship. Zubero was born in

Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. With a population of 148,620 and a Syracuse metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 662,057, it is the fifth-most populated city and 13 ...

. He attended the

Bolles School The Bolles School is an American private college preparatory day and boarding school in Jacksonville, Florida. It has a lower school (including pre-kindergarten), a middle school, and a high school, spread across four campuses around the Jackso ...

in Jacksonville, Florida, where he swam for the Bolles high school swim team.The Bolles School, Athletics
Bolles Olympic Medalists
. Retrieved March 6, 2015. He graduated from the Bolles School in 1977. Zubero attended the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preem ...

in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Randy Reese's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in

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(NCAA) competition from 1977 to 1981.''UF Swimming & Diving 2009–2010 Media Guide''
Gator History & Records
, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 88–90, 94, 97, 104–105, 108, 117 (2009). Retrieved June 5, 2011. He competed in the championship finals of the 200-yard individual medley all four years. Zubero swam on the Gators 800-yard freestyle relay team that set an American record and tied the NCAA record, while winning the national title in that event in 1979. He also swam on another national championship 800-yard freestyle relay in 1981. During his four years as a Gator swimmer, Zubero received fourteen

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honors. Zubero graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in microbiology and cell science in 1983, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2002.Nine Former Gators Named to UF Hall of Fame
," GatorZone.com (April 4, 2002). Retrieved July 21, 2011. David Zubero is the older brother of the 1992 Olympic champion in the 200-meter backstroke,

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. The younger Zubero also attended the University of Florida and competed for Spain internationally. Zubero represented Spain in three consecutive

, starting in 1976.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
David López-Zubero
Retrieved July 21, 2011. At the

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in Moscow, he placed third in the 100-meter butterfly. He also swam in the

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in Los Angeles, tying for twelfth in the 100-meter butterfly and also swimming for the eleventh-place Spanish men's team in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay. Zubero served as an assistant coach under Ralph Crocker and Gary Butts for the

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in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the 1990s. He earned a master's degree in science education from

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in Broward County, Florida.

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