Ron Karnaugh

Ron Karnaugh

Personal information
Full name	Ronald Daniel Karnaugh
National team	United States
Born	(1966-07-19) July 19, 1966 (age 58) Irvington, New Jersey
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	201 lb (91 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual medley
College team	University of California, Berkeley
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States World Championships (LC) 1998 Perth 200 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 1997 Fukuoka 200 m medley Pan American Games 1991 Havana 200 m medley

Ronald Daniel Karnaugh (born July 19, 1966) is an American former competition swimmer for the University of California Berkeley, who swam for the U.S. team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[1]

1992 Olympics

Karnaugh competed in the men's 200-meter individual medley, advanced to the event final, and finished sixth overall in a time of 2:02.18.^[1]

In international competitions, Karnaugh has been a frequent medalist. He won a bronze at the 1996 Pan-Pacifics in the 200 IM, two bronze medals in the short-course Worlds in 1996, a silver swimming the 200 IM at the 1998 Goodwill Games, and another bronze in the 200IM at the 1998 World Championships.^[2]

In 1993 he broke the American record in the 200IM.^[2]

Karnaugh began attending Medical School after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and graduated from the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry in 1997, later praticing medicine as an interventional physiatrist. He continues swimming, and winning meets in United States masters’ swimming competitions.^[2]

See also

• List of University of California, Berkeley alumni
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)

References

1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Ron Karnaugh. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
2. "Olypedia Bio, Ron Karnaugh". olympedia.org.