Elliot Chenaux
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Born | (1947-04-11) April 11, 1947 (age 77) Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Strokes | freestyle, breaststroke, medley | |||||||||||
College team | Rutgers University | |||||||||||
Coach | Frank Elm (Rutgers) | |||||||||||
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Elliot Chenaux (born April 11, 1947) is a former academic and competitive swimmer for Rutgers University who competed with the Puerto Rican team in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He also swam for Puerto Rico in the Pan American Games in São Paulo in 1963 and in Winnipeg in 1967.[2]
Swimming for Rutgers
Chenaux swam for Rutgers University under Hall of Fame Coach Frank Elm, and was in the class of 1968.[3] Swimming for Rutgers in an opening meet against Columbia in December 1966, Chenaux won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:27.2, and was on a winning 400 medley relay team.[4] In 1967, showing stroke diversity, he broke the Rutgers school record in the 200-yard Individual Medley with a time of 2:04.8.[5] On February 11, 1967, swimming for Rutgers, he set a pool record of 5:11.3 in the 500 freestyle.[6]
1964 Tokyo Olympics
Though he did not swim in the Olympic finals, Chenaux swam in the preliminary heats of the 1500-meter freestyle, the 200-meter back and breaststroke events, and the 400-meter Individual Medley, a signature event where he had his best finish placing 21st with a 5:11.3, about 10 seconds behind Gold medal finalist Dick Roth of the United States. Elliot's brother Robert competed for Puerto Rico in the 1960 Olympics in the 400-meter freestyle.[2][7][8]
Later education and career
After completing a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and a doctorate in Hispanic Languages and Literature from St. Louis University, Chenaux moved in 1976 to Corpus Christi where he worked as a faculty member at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, beginning as a Spanish professor around 1981. Moving from his initial role as an assistant professor of Spanish in 1981, he advanced to a position as the Dean of Students, and then served as the Vice President for Student Affairs. He retired in 2014.[9]
Staying active in the athletic community, in late June, 1989, Chenaux conducted a seminar in swimming at the Corpus Christi Athletic Club.[10]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elliot Chenaux". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Elliott Chenaux Olympic Biography". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Rutger's Mens Swimming and Diving History". scarletknights.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Rutgers Swim Team Opens Season With 58-37 Victory", The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 8 December 1966, pg. 27
- ^ "Colgate Swimmers Nip Rutgers", The Central New Jersey Home News, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 19 February 1967, pg. 29
- ^ "Rutgers Stops Lehigh Mermen," The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 12 February 1967, pg. 16
- ^ "1964 Tokyo Olympics, 400 IM Medley Results". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "1960 Olympics, 400-meter Freestyle Results". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Eliot Chenaux Announced as Island University Summer Commencement Speaker Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi". tamucc.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-10-15.
- ^ "CC Athletic Club Slates Seminars, Competitions", Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Corpus Christi, Texas, 22 June 1989, pg. 32
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- 1926: Cuba (Smith, González, Gou, Silverio)
- 1930: Cuba (Silverio, Carol, Smith, La Rosa)
- 1935 – 1962: not held
- 1966: Puerto Rico (C. Pérez, Chenaux, G. Goodner, Ferraioli)
- 1970: Puerto Rico (J. Pérez, Ferraioli, M. Goodner, G. Goodner)
- 1974: Venezuela (Sochasky, Goicoechea, Herretes, Volcán)
- 1978: Puerto Rico (Cañales, Pérez, de Jesús, Berrocal)
- 1982: Venezuela (Vidal, Barrios, François, Mestre)
- 1986: Cuba (Bello, Herrera, Peralta, Franki)
- 1990: Mexico (Gutiérrez, Escamilla, Holtz, González)
- 1993: Mexico (Pérez, Vargas, Castellanos, Sotelo)
- 1998: Venezuela (Quevedo, Páez, Rojas, Sánchez)
- 2002: Venezuela (Quevedo, Páez, Subirats, Sánchez)
- 2006: Venezuela (Subirats, Acuña, Alesi, Rojas)
- 2010: Venezuela (Acuña, Quintero, Goméz, Subirats)
- 2014: Venezuela (Quintero, Acuña, López, Subirats)
- 2018: Mexico (Ramírez, Briseño, Iga, Gutiérrez)
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