Peter Wright

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full namePeter Matthew•Wright
Used namePeter•Wright
Born3 December 1972
Measurements188 cm / 75 kg
AffiliationsVirginia Cavaliers, Charlottesville (USA) / Jersey Wahoos, Mount Laurel (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Peter Wright was a distance freestyler who competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in the 1,500 metre freestyle. Wright won a silver medal in the 400 free at the 1991 Universiade. Wright swam in college at Oberlin College.

Wright later became a swim coach and administrator. He worked in Spartanburg, South Carolina with the Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club, where he was also a technical planning chair and senior vice-chair for South Carolina Swimming. He later settled in New Jersey where he coached the First Colony Swim Team.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) USA Peter Wright
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 12

Special Notes