Seth Van Neerden (born 1968)
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from swimrankings.net; retrieved 2012-03-05. is a former national record-holding swimmer
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and national team member from the United States. He competed at the 1995 Pan American Games
The 1995 Pan American Games, officially known as the XII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Mar del Plata 1995, were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from 12 to 26 March 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games' first retur ...
, where he won three gold medals: as part of the American team's winning 4×100-meter medley relay, and for winning the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke events.["Swimming – Pan American Games – Men: 100 m Breaststroke"]
– ''sports123.com'' (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
– ''sports123.com'' (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)1993 FINA Short Course World Championships
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Van Neerden also won several U.S. national titles in his career. At the 1994 U.S. Nationals he tied the American Record in the 100m breaststroke, with a time of 1:01.40. This record would stand for two years. He finished in the top 20 world rankings for the 100 breaststroke every year from 1990 to 1996. Swimming coach Jack Nelson, who trained Van Neerden in the early and mid 1990s, stated "Seth Van Neerden is America's finest breaststroker."
Van Neerden now coaches high school swimming in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
See also
* World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
This article includes the world record progression for the 4×100 metres medley relay, and it shows the chronological history of world record times in that competitive swimming event. The 4×100 metres medley relay is a medley race in which each ...
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1968 births
Living people
American male breaststroke swimmers
World record setters in swimming
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
American people of Dutch descent
Swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming
20th-century American sportsmen
Sportspeople from Wilmington, Delaware
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