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Jesse Vassallo

Puerto Rican and American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, former world record-holder · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1961 · age 65

Jesús David "Jesse" Vassallo Anadón is a former competition swimmer and world record-holder in the 200 and 400 individual medley, who participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics for the United States. In 1997, he became the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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International Swimming Hall of Fame

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He was somewhat unique in the scale of his achievements as a swimmer, and in a tribute to his World Records in 1978 was voted Swimming World Magazine's "Male Swimmer of the Year". From 2004 to 2009, he served as the president of the Puerto Rican National Swimming Federation.

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Born 1961 · age 65

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