Eric Diehl

Personal information
Born	June 25, 1973
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Swimming
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Pan American Games 1991 Havana 200 m freestyle 1991 Havana 4 × 200 m freestyle 1991 Havana 400 m freestyle

Eric Diehl is an American former freestyleswimmer of the 1990s.

Diehl grew up inFort Worth, Texas, and is ofLuxembourgian descent.^[1] At the age of 15, he moved with his mother toMission Viejo, California for training purposes and he completed his schooling atMission Viejo High.^[2]

In 1990, Diehl earned a place on the U.S. team for theGoodwill Games after winning the 1,000 m freestyle at the short course national championships. He came eighth in the 800 m freestyle at the Goodwill Games, held in Seattle.^[3]

Diehl was the 200 m freestyle gold medalist at the1991 Pan American Games in Havana, setting a games record. He also took bronze in the 400 m freestyle and swam on the gold medal-winning4 × 200 m freestyle relay team.^[4]

While attendingStanford University, Diehl competed in varsity swimming for the Cardinal.^[5]

• Living people
• American male freestyle swimmers
• Swimmers from Texas
• Sportspeople from Fort Worth, Texas
• Stanford Cardinal men's swimmers
• Mission Viejo High School alumni
• American people of Luxembourgian descent
• Swimmers at the 1991 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming
• Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in swimming
• Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
• 20th-century American sportsmen
• 1973 births

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