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| Full name | John Phillips Naber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 20, 1956 Evanston, Illinois, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | johnnaber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ladera Oaks Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | USC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Peter Daland (USC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Phillips Naber (born January 20, 1956) is an American former competitive swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in multiple events.
Born in Evanston, Illinois, Naber studied in England and Italy where his father worked as a management consultant.[1] He graduated from Woodside High School in Northern California,[2][3] then completed his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1977 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. While at USC, he led the Trojans to four consecutive NCAA titles (1974–1977).
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Naber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 29, 2008.
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