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Chad Robb Carvin (born April 13, 1974) is an American former competition
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 ...
and Olympic medalist. 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 ...
in Sydney, Australia, he earned a silver medal by swimming for the second-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay. He also competed in the men's 400-meter freestyle, and finished sixth in the event final with a time of 3:47.58. Carvin attended the
University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. ...
, and swam for the
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swimming and diving team in
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(NCAA) competition. He was the 1994 NCAA Champion in the 500-yard freestyle and 1650-yard freestyle, setting American, US Open, and NCAA records.


See also

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List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming. Men's events 50 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle 200 metre freestyle 400 metre freestyle 800 metre freestyle 1500 metre freestyle 100 metre backstroke 200 metre ...
* List of University of Arizona people * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men) *
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1974 births Living people American male freestyle swimmers Arizona Wildcats men's swimmers World record setters in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming People from Laguna Hills, California Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games {{US-swimming-bio-stub