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{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1986)}}
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| name           = Diana MacManus
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| birth_date     = {{birth-date and age|April 10, 1986}}
| birth_place    = [[San Diego]], [[California]], U.S.
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{{MedalSport | Women's [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | 4x100 Medley Relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003 Sto. Domingo]] | 100 Backstroke}} 
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003 Sto. Domingo]] | 4x100 Medley Relay}} 
{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003 Sto. Domingo]] | 200 Backstroke}} 
{{MedalCompetition | [[Goodwill Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 2001 Goodwill Games|2001 Brisbane]] | 100 Backstroke}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 2001 Goodwill Games|2001 Brisbane]] | 4x100 Medley Relay}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|Short Course Worlds]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2002 Moscow]] | 4x100 Medley Relay}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2002 Moscow]] | 50 Backstroke}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2002 Moscow]] | 100 Backstroke}}
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'''Diana MacManus''' (born April 10, 1986) is a female [[backstroke swimming|backstroke]] [[swimmer]] from the [[United States]]. As a member of the USA National team she competed at the [[2001 Goodwill Games]] held in Brisbane, Australia where she won two silver medals. At the [[2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)|2002 Short Course World Championships]] in Moscow, Russia where she brought home two more bronze medals.

She then represented team USA at the [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships]] in Yokohama, Japan and the [[United States at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003 Pan American Games]] in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where she won two gold medals and one bronze.  She is also a three-time national champion in the 100m and 200m backstroke. A native of [[San Diego, California]], she was trained by coach [[Dave Salo]] of the Irvine Novaquatics from the age of 12. She broke the USA's 11-12 age-group national record at age 12 in 50 yard backstroke, and at the age of 14, MacManus attempted to make the U.S. Olympic team in the 100m backstroke, finishing in fourth place in the U.S. Olympic trials.

At the Brazil meet of [[2001–2002 FINA Swimming World Cup]], she won both the 50 and 100 backstrokes.

==See also==
* [[Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's 100 meter backstroke]]

==References==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041206003038/http://www.texassports.com/mainpages/sw_pages/bios/macmanus.html Profile (Internet Archive version)] 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121107233609/http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/diana-macmanus Articles in Los Angeles Times]
* [http://www.the-sports.org/diana-macmanus-swimming-spf9357.html Profile at The-Sports.org]
* [http://www.si-swimming.com/Records/W11-12%20records.htm  San Diego-Imperial LSC Records: 11-12 Girls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716064516/http://www.si-swimming.com/Records/W11-12%20records.htm |date=July 16, 2011 }}
* https://archive.today/20121205080750/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/panamwswim.shtml
* http://www.novaquatics.com/TabGeneric.jsp?_tabid_=4870&team=nova
* http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/swimwcs.htm

{{Footer Pan American Champions 100 m Backstroke Women}}
{{Footer Pan American Champions 4x100 m Medley Women}}

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[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Swimmers from San Diego]]
[[Category:Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)]]
[[Category:American female backstroke swimmers]]
[[Category:Goodwill Games medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportswomen]]


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