Puerto Rican and American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, former world record-holder
Jesse Vassallo
Personal information
Full name
Jesús David Vassallo Anadón
Nickname
"Jesse"
National team
United States Puerto Rico
Born
(1961-08-09) August 9, 1961 (age 62) Ponce, Puerto Rico
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight
170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport
Swimming
Strokes
Backstroke, individual medley
College team
University of Miami
Coach
Bill Diaz U. of Miami Mark Schubert Mission Viejo Nadadores
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
World Championships (LC)
1978 Berlin
200 m backstroke
1978 Berlin
400 m medley
1978 Berlin
200 m medley
Pan American Games
1979 San Juan
200 m medley
1979 San Juan
400 m medley
1979 San Juan
200 m backstroke
Jesús David "Jesse" Vassallo Anadón[note 1] (born August 9, 1961) is a former competition swimmer and world record-holder in the 200 and 400 individual medley, who participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics for the United States. In 1997, he became the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He was somewhat unique in the scale of his achievements as a swimmer, and in a tribute to his World Records in 1978 was voted Swimming World Magazine's "Male Swimmer of the Year".[1] From 2004 to 2009, he served as the president of the Puerto Rican National Swimming Federation (Federación Puertorriqueña de Natación).[2]
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^"Jesse Vassallo (USA) – 1997 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007.
^Renuncia "Cheyenne", Associated Press. Published February 11, 2009 at primahora.com; retrieved 2009-06-19.
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