Christopher Carl Cavanaugh is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. He was a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4�100-meter freestyle relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and was also a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 1980 when the United States led a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Cavanaugh was an All-American swimmer and elected Team Captain at the University of Southern California, where he also played water polo and graduated in 1986. Cavanaugh has volunteered as a celebrity swimmer for various charitable organizations including Swim Across America, a charitable organization that raises money for cancer. He now coaches and swims Masters having held many Masters National record. He also works with USS, and club swimmers at all levels. He resides in San Jose, California. 

July 1st, 1962 in Hialeah (Age 62)