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Anthony Nesty

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Anthony Nesty is a former competition swimmer from Suriname who won the Olympic gold medal in the 100 metre butterfly in 1988. He was born on 25 November 1967 and attended the University of Florida, where he later became head coach of the Florida Gators men's and women's swimming teams. In September 2023 he was named head coach of the United States men's swimming team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, so a champion who swam for a small nation went on to lead one of the largest swimming programmes in the world.

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is a former competition swimmer from Suriname
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    born November 25, 1967
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    is a former competition swimmer from Suriname
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    an Olympic gold medallist in the 100-metre butterfly event in 1988
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