David Larson

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Larson
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Jun 25, 1959(1959-06-25)
Age	65
Birthplace	Jesup
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Gemini

David Larson Biography

David Larson is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on June 25, 1959 in Jesup, Georgia, United States. Swimmer who was awarded an Olympic gold medal, and set a new world record in the freestyle relay 800M in 1984’s Summer Olympics.

He did not participate in the 1980 Olympics following the fact that the president He missed the 1980 Olympics after President Jimmy Carter led a boycott to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. led an opposition boycott in protest of over the Soviet military invasion in Afghanistan.

David Erwin Larson (born June 25, 1959) is an American former competition swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist and former world record-holder. Larson is a Georgia native who became an All-American college swimmer for the University of Florida. He was known for his success as a member of American relay teams in international competition at the Pan American Games and the Olympics – and for setting two world records in the 4×200-meter relay event on the same day at the 1984 Olympics.

Larson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) competition under coach Randy Reese from 1978 to 1981. Larson won two NCAA championships at Florida in the 800-yard freestyle relay (1979, 1981), setting American and NCAA records in the process. He finished second in the 200-yard freestyle to Rowdy Gaines of Auburn in 1981, but then out-swam Gaines on the final leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay to claim the NCAA championship in the event. Larson earned twenty-one All-American honors and was national record holder in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

His birthplace was Jesup, Georgia.

David Larson Net Worth

David Larson is one of the richest Swimmer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Larson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He competed in the University of Florida, where He won the two NCAA Championships in the 800M freestyle relay.

He was expected to win several gold medals during the 1980 Olympics however, as with the other Americans, he did not take part in the games.

Larson was born in the small town of Jesup, Georgia in 1959. He started swimming as an age-group competitor in 1963. He attended the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, where he swam for the Bolles high school swim team. He graduated from Bolles in 1977.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Larson represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In the preliminary heats of the men’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay, he and U.S. teammates Geoff Gaberino, Hayes and Saeger set a new world record of 7:18.87. But the new record was short-lived. Later that same afternoon, Larson won the gold medal in the event final of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, together with his American teammates Mike Heath, Jeff Float and Hayes, by defeating the Michael Gross-anchored West German team by four one-hundredths (0.04) of a second, and setting yet another new world record of 7:15.69 in the process. The American media dubbed the four swimmers the “Gross Busters,” a play on the title of the popular 1984 movie Ghostbusters.

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Larson celebrates birthday on June 25 of every year.

After the post-Olympic national celebrations, Larson was offered an opportunity to work in sports marketing in New York City. His early professional career involved dealings with agents, creating event sponsorships, and negotiating athlete contracts. He spent the next decade working in sports marketing, then in television. He worked with NBC on its Olympic broadcasts, including the 2005 Winter Games.