Chris Woo

Swimmer, Athlete

1957 –

44

Who is Chris Woo?

Christopher W. T. Woo is an American former competition swimmer and world record-holder. He represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. Woo competed in the final of the men's 100-meter breaststroke and finished eighth in a time of 1:05.13. He also swam for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4x100-meter medley relay, but did not receive a medal because he did not swim in the final.

In 1976 he set the U.S. national high school record in the 100-yard breaststroke at 55.99 seconds, which would stand as the record until broken by 1992 Olympic 100-meter breaststroke winner Nelson Diebel.

Since his retirement from competition swimming, Woo became a dentist.

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Born
Dec 25, 1957
Honolulu
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Punahou School

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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