Pablo Morales facts for kids
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| Born | December 5, 1964 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pedro Pablo Morales Jr. was born on December 5, 1964. He is a famous American swimmer who used to compete in big races. He was amazing at the butterfly style of swimming.
Pablo set world records in the 100-meter butterfly in 1984 and 1986. He won a gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly at the 1992 Olympic Games. He also won gold medals in the 4 × 100 meter medley relay at both the 1984 and 1992 Olympic Games. At the 1986 World Championships, he won gold in the 100-meter butterfly and the 4 × 100 meter medley relay.
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Pablo's Early Life and Training
Pablo Morales went to Bellarmine College Preparatory high school. This school is located in San Jose, California. He trained very hard there with his coach, Larry Rogers.
Olympic and World Records
At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Pablo won a gold medal in a relay race. He also earned two silver medals for his butterfly swimming. That same year, he set a new world record in the 100-meter butterfly. He swam it in 53.38 seconds at the US Olympic Trials. This beat the old record held by his teammate, Matt Gribble.
Pablo also set relay records with his teammates Rick Carey, Steve Lundquist, and Rowdy Gaines. In 1984, another swimmer, Michael Gross from Germany, broke Pablo's 100-meter butterfly world record. But Pablo got it back in 1986 with an even faster time of 52.84 seconds. This record was not broken until 1995.
A Break from Swimming
In 1988, Pablo had won 11 individual championships at Stanford University. This was a record for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). However, he surprisingly did not qualify for the 1988 Olympics.
After this, Pablo decided to take a break from swimming. He went to Cornell Law School in Ithaca, New York, to study law.
Returning to the Olympics
Even after his break, Pablo decided to return to swimming. He worked hard and qualified for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. At these games, he was chosen to be the captain of the US team. He then won another gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly race.
Coaching Career
After his amazing swimming career, Pablo Morales became a coach. Since 2001, he has been the head coach for the women's swimming and diving team at the University of Nebraska. Before that, he was the head coach for the women's swimming and diving team at San Jose State. He coached there from 1998 until July 2001.
More About Pablo Morales
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Stanford University people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
See also
In Spanish: Pablo Morales para niños
