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|---|---|
| Full name | David Ashley Fox |
| National team |  United States |
| Born | (1971-02-25)February 25, 1971 (age 54) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | YOTA Swim Team (Capital Y) |
| College team | North Carolina State University |
| Coach | Don Easterling (UNC) |
Medal record | |
David Ashley Fox (born February 25, 1971) is an American former competitionswimmer who won a gold medal at the1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta. He was also a four-time gold medalist at theWorld University Games, also known as the Summer Universiade.[1]
Fox attendedJesse O. Sanderson High School inRaleigh, North Carolina.[1] He swam atNorth Carolina State University in Raleigh, where he won sevenAtlantic Coast Conference championships in individual events and oneNCAA national championship. He also won eight Atlantic Coast Conference titles in relay events.[2] As an undergraduate at NCSU, he was mentored by North Carolina State swimming CoachDon Easterling who led the team from 1971 to 1995.[3]
Later, after receiving his master's degree at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, he swam under the direction of North Carolina Head CoachFrank Comfort. At UNC, he also served as an Assistant Coach under Head Coach Comfort.[4][5][2]
In international competition, Fox captured gold medals in the 4x100 free at Pan Pacific Championships in both 1993 and 1995. He took another gold at the 1993 Universiade in the 4x100 free, and another medley relay gold at the Universiade. At the 1993 World Championships he competed successfully for a silver medal in the 4x100 free. Individually at the 1993 Universiade, he also won the 50 and 100 freestyles. He won a 50 freestyle silver at the Pan Pacific Championships in 1995 and later took a bronze in the 50 freestyle event at the Pan Pacific Championships in 1997.[2]
Later settling with his family in Atlanta, Georgia after competing in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he served in a position withGoldman Sachs as a managing director.[2]
As a Raleigh, North Carolina native who attended North Carolina State near his hometown, he was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame on May 6, 2016.
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