James Walsh (swimmer)
Appearance
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Full name | James Bernard Remandaban Walsh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "J.B." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States | December 23, 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Tidewater Aquatic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Florida (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Bernard "J.B." Remandaban Walsh OLY (born December 23, 1986) is an American-born competition swimmer who represented the Philippines in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
Walsh accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2004 to 2008. Walsh graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science in 2008.
Walsh is the Filipino national record holder in the 200-meter butterfly.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James Walsh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- American sportspeople of Filipino descent
- Florida Gators men's swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for the Philippines
- Sportspeople from Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games
- SEA Games medalists in swimming
- SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines
- SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
- Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games
- Asian Games competitors for the Philippines
- American male butterfly swimmers
- Filipino male butterfly swimmers
- Filipino YouTubers
- 21st-century American sportsmen