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{{Short description|American Olympic swimmer (born 1965)}}
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| name           = Dan Veatch
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| fullname       = Daniel Hayward Veatch 
| nicknames      = "Dan"
| national_team  = United States
| strokes        = [[Backstroke]], [[medley swimming|medley]]
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| collegeteam    = [[Princeton Tigers|Princeton University]] 
| coach          = [[C. Rob Orr]] (Princeton)
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1965|4|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Potomac, Maryland]]
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| height         = {{convert|6|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|173|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | the United States}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1986 World Aquatics Championships|1986 Madrid]] | 4x100 m medley}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1987 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1987 Brisbane]] | 200 m backstroke}}
{{MedalGold | [[1987 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1987 Brisbane]] | 4x100 m medley}}
{{MedalGold | [[1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1989 Tokyo]] | 200 m backstroke}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | 1991 Havana | 200 m backstroke}}
}}

'''Daniel Hayward Veatch''' (born April 18, 1965) is an American former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who represented the United States at the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]] in Seoul, South Korea.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/An-Olympian-in-favor-of-dissent-3287927.php |title=An Olympian in favor of dissent |first=Gwen|last=Knapp |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=10 April 2008 |access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref>  

Veatch attended Princeton University where he swam for Hall of Fame Coach [[C. Rob Orr]], graduating around 1986.<ref name=swimswam>{{cite web |date=  |title=C. Rob Orr Retires after 40 years at Princeton |publisher=swimswam|url=https://swimswam.com/c-rob-orr-retires-after-40-seasons-at-the-helm-of-princeton-mens-team/|access-date=2023-07-08}}</ref>
 
== Olympics ==
Veatch competed in his signature event, the [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke|men's 200-meter backstroke]] at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, finishing seventh in the event final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-07-17/news/9101260515_1_veatch-olympics-weight-room |title=Golden Dreams Dan Veatch Hopes To Have A Glittering Performance In The Upcoming Olympics. |first=Dave |last=Heeren |work=Sun Sentinel |date=17 July 1991 |access-date=25 January 2012 |archive-date=29 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033550/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-07-17/news/9101260515_1_veatch-olympics-weight-room |url-status=dead }}</ref>  He won the 200-meter backstroke at the [[1987 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Games in Brisbane]] in 1987<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-16-sp-1681-story.html |title=Pan Pacific Swimming Championships : Evans and Wharton Both Win Their Second Gold Medals |work=Los Angeles Times |date=16 August 1987 |access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref> and again in Tokyo in [[1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1989]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19890820&id=TvRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6955,5252627 |title=Evans' winning streak hits 21 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |date=20 August 1989 |access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref>  He pulled his hamstring at the U.S. Trials for the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] just minutes before the 200-meter backstroke event and so was unable to qualify for those Games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1992/03/04/veatch-finishes-5th-then-retires/ |title=Veatch finishes 5th, then retires |first=Bill |last=Glauber |work=Baltimore Sun |date=4 March 1992 |access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Accident Leads to a Record |url=https://www.usms.org/en/fitness-and-training/articles-and-videos/articles/accident-leads-to-a-record?Oldid=1521 |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.usms.org |language=en}}</ref>

He is [[coming out|openly]] [[gay]],<ref name="out">{{cite web |url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=5831 |title=Heroics: Carrying a Torch for Gay Olympians |first=Jim |last=Provenzano |work=Windy City Times |date=11 August 2004 |access-date=4 January 2012 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118055926/http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=5831 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and lives in [[San Francisco]]. At age 30, in January 1994, Veatch became the first masters swimmer to reach 6000 yards in one hour.  In 2000, he swam for the University of San Francisco Masters, and credited Coach Valeriy Boreyko with helping him to retain his skills and stay motivated in training.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usms.org/fitness-and-training/articles-and-videos/articles/accident-leads-to-a-record?Oldid=1521|title=Accident Leads to a Record|accessdate=July 7, 2022|date=July 19, 2000|publisher=U. S. Masters Swimming |author=Rabalais, Scott}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)]]
* [[List of Princeton University Olympians]]
* [[List of Princeton University people]]

==References==
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{{Footer USA Swimming 1988 Summer Olympics}}
{{Footer World LC Champions 4x100m Medley Men}}
{{Footer Pan Pacific Champions 200m Backstroke Men}}
{{Footer Pan Pacific Champions 4x100m Medley Men}}

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