Tom Warren, known as Tug and born on 11 November 1943, is an American triathlete, an Ironman champion, an inductee of both the Ironman Hall of Fame and the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, and a former sports bar owner from San Diego, California. He owned Tug's Tavern in Pacific Beach for 17 years, a bar that sponsored an early multisport event, the Tug's Swim-Run-Swim. At the second Ironman in 1979 on Oahu he arrived as an unknown from San Diego and won in 11 hours 15 minutes 56 seconds, beating Gordon Haller, the first year's champion. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in accounting and swam on three NCAA championship swimming teams.
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