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Full name | William Barrett | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Bill" | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1960 Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Cincinnati Marlins | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of California, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Barrett (born 1960)[1] is an American former competition swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships.[2] He was recognized as the Pacific-10 Conference swimmer of the year for three consecutive years.
In 1980, he won a national title in the same event and set a new world record. He also qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 100-meter Breaststroke and 200-meter Individual Medley (setting a national record in the latter), but could not compete because of the United States-led boycott over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.[3] The same year, Swimming World Magazine named him the American Swimmer of the Year.[4]
Barrett enrolled in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and swam for coach Ron Ballatore's UCLA Bruins swimming and diving team in NCAA competition from 1980 to 1982.