County Swimmer on Record Team
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In the 800 freestyle final Monday, the team of Paul Robinson of Richardson, Texas; Brian Jones of Concord, Calif.; Mike O’Brien of Costa Mesa and John Witchel of New York was clocked in a Pan Am games record 7 minutes 23.29 seconds.
The former record was 7:23.64 by the United States in 1983. The victory gave the U.S. a seventh gold medal in swimming.
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