Full name Sean Thomas Killion | Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Name Sean Killion Weight 185 lb (84 kg) | |
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Born October 24, 1967 (age 56) ( 1967-10-24 ) | ||
Sean Thomas Killion (born October 24, 1967) is an American former competition swimmer and Pan American Games gold medalist.
Killion was born in Camden, New Jersey, and spent his early years training at Jersey Wahoos, a club located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.He was a surprise gold medalist in the 1986 Goodwill Games, defeating world record and Olympic gold medalist Vladimir Salnikov, outtouching him at the wall. He claimed the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in the men's 400-meter freestyle event.
Killion represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in the B Final of the men's 400-meter freestyle, and finished with the eleventh-best overall time of 3:52.76. He also recorded a time of 15:27.49 in the preliminary heats of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle, but did not advance.
Killion held the American record in the 800-meter freestyle from July 27, 1987 to August 25, 2002.