Daniel Hayward Veatch (born April 18, 1965) is an American former competition

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who represented the United States at the

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in Seoul, South Korea. Veatch attended Princeton University where he swam for Hall of Fame Coach C. Rob Orr, graduating around 1986.

Olympics

Veatch competed in his signature event, the men's 200-meter backstroke at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, finishing seventh in the event final. He won the 200-meter backstroke at the Pan Pacific Games in Brisbane in 1987 and again in Tokyo in

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. He pulled his hamstring at the U.S. Trials for the

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just minutes before the 200-meter backstroke event and so was unable to qualify for those Games. He is openly

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, and lives in

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. At age 30, in January 1994, Veatch became the first masters swimmer to reach 6000 yards in one hour. In 2000, he swam for the University of San Francisco Masters, and credited Coach Valeriy Boreyko with helping him to retain his skills and stay motivated in training.

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Olympics

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